Simeon and Christ Child
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1926
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions5 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (14.9 x 7.9 cm.)
DescriptionSingle light. Simeon is standing holding the child supporting with his right shoulder. He is wearing gold with a green mantle. He is standing in front of a blue curtain inside of an architectural setting. He is standing on a rounded platform.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "409-1926";
verso upper left in black ink: "Westminster / Ch : Ch / 1/2" = 1 foot";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 409 Dec. 6, 1926 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Davis"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.970
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1922
Object number: 2000.5.918
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1926
Object number: 2000.5.968