Aeschylus; Lucretius

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1928

Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 10.2 cm.)

DescriptionSingle round-headed light. Aeschylus above in white robes holding paper and pen, Lucretius below in yellow and white robes, holding globe and open book. Background of square quarries, leaf and red flower border..

Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "429-1928"; verso center in black ink: "Peterborough / 1" = 1 foot"; verso center, upside down in graphite: "Horace / Homer / Virgil"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 429 Oct. 5, 1928 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Davis"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.988