Mary Virgin; Simeon with the Christ Child
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
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1928
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20.6 x 13 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Both figures are in front of red drapery panels in an architectural setting which is completed in the tracery above. Mary is in blue and green and has her hands clasped in the left panel. Simeon is holding the Christ child in the right panel. He is wearing gold and green with a blue halo. A scroll above reads "NUNC DIMITIS SERVUNTUUM".
Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "427-1928";
verso center in black ink: "Brimpsfield";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 427 Aug. 23, 1928 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.985
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