Saint George

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. George

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1922

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (13.3 x 4.4 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light. St. George is presented wearing goldarmor with a sword in his right hand and a shield witha red cross in his left. He is wearing a red tunic under his armor and has a red halo which bears his name. He is standing in front of a blue curtain in the fruit trees and grass below.

Inscribedrecto upper center: [indecipherable]; recto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "371-1922"; verso upper center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 371 Dec. 21, 1922 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Watson"; verso upper center in graphite: "Mid Illovo, Natal / 1" " [written vertically]

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.935