Valor; Fortitude
Designerdesigned by
Duncan Dearle
(British, 1893 - 1954)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1947
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 5/8 x 7 in. (21.9 x 17.8 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights. Left light shows Valor in red tunic over golden armor, green sash, holding blue and gold shield, grasping sword hilt. Right light shows Fortitude in green tunic over golden armor, blue sash, holding broken sword and red shield full of arrows. The figures are set against plain quarry grounds, with small scrolls behind their heads and a long scroll in quarry bases, multi-colored leaf borders all around.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink, typed: "Chaldon Ch.";
recto lower right in black in, typed: "3/4" to 1. Foot.";
recto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "485A-1947";
verso center in black ink, typed: "This sketch remains the property of;- / Duncan W. Dearle., / Kelmscott, / Elton Road, / Purley, Surrey.";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 485A 1947""
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1072
