Christ Receiving the Soldier into Paradise
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
Dimensions7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (18.7 x 11.7 cm.)
DescriptionSingle light. Christ is helping an armor-clad figure out of a fissure in the ground. Christ is wearing white with a red mantle, the soldier in a blue tunic with a white and gold mantle. They are in a landscaped setting. There is a name scroll above.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "409-1926";
verso center in graphite: "Egremont / 2" ";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 409 Dec. 12, 1926 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Chadwick"
recto lower center in purple: "typed roll; - HE WAS NOT FOR THE LORD TOOK HIM. / intion. IN MEMORY OF CYRIL HUBERT S"
Markingsrecto lower center in purple: "typed roll; - HE WAS NOT FOR THE LORD TOOK HIM. / intion. IN MEMORY OF CYRIL HUBERT S"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.974
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1926
Object number: 2000.5.968
Unknown
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.1481
