Norse Gods and Heroes

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. 1913

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions12 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (32.4 x 20 cm.)

DescriptionSix lights arranged in two tiers, and three panels above. Upper tier shows, from left to right, Thor seated on throne in blue robes, holding axe in right hand, goat at feet, volcano below and city above; Odin sitting on throne in red over armor, holding spear, bird on shoulder and wolves at feet; Frey seated on throne in green, head on hand, holding branch, boar at feet. All with fortress structures in background and landscapes below them. Lower tier shows Thorfinn Karlsefne in armor, holding red shield and spear; Gudridr in long robes of white and yellow pattern, holding spindle; Leif the Lucky in armor, holding red shield, with axe slung over right shoulder. All with wave backgrounds, standing on small islands. Above, three panels showing in left panel, Sol in yellow holding sun with lion behind; in center, Viking Ship; in right panel, Luna in blue, seated in boat holding moon, in profile to right; scrolls behind heads of Luna and Sol.

Inscribedrecto lower left: "scale 3/4" = 1' "; recto lower right in black ink: "Return to Morris & Co., / Merton Abbey, Surrey"; verso center: "No. 60"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.47