Saint Louis; King Alfred; Saint Mungo

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Louis; King Alfred; St. Mungo

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1924

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (26.7 x 16.2 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights with trefoil, two 5-foils and tracery. Left panel shows St. Louis in armor with a blue mantle with gold fleur-de-lis. He is leaning on his sword. The central panel shows King Alfred attired in blue with a gold mantle lined in green holding a staff in his right hand. Right panel shows Joan of Arc in a white tunic with a blue mantle with her hands clasped in prayer looking heavenward. Her sword points to the ground. Behind St. Mungo is a flap insert over the image. St. Mungo is holding staff in his right hand and a book in his left. He is depicted in a blue and gold vestments wearing a mitre. All figures are presented in front of a red curtain standing on grass with stylized vines above and below. The figures' names are below. 5-foils show angels playing dulcimers, trefoil shows a scroll.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "385-1924"; verso center in graphite: "Brighton College / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 385 June 11, 1924 / Designed by Mr. Dearle / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Watson / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Wills"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.953