Design for Stained Glass

Attributedattributed to William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

Attributedattributed to Ford Madox Brown (British, 1821 - 1893)

Designerdesigned by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828 - 1882)

Designerdesigned by William Elstob Marshall (British, act. 1836 - 1884)

Designerdesigned by Philip Webb (British, 1831 - 1915)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1863

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions14 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (37.8 x 23.2 cm.)

DescriptionFourteen large lights and tracery. The upper seven windows depict Christ and the prophets (St. Elizabeth, Anna Prophetessa, Mary Virgin, St. Mary Magdalene, Martha, Mary of Bethany, St. John Baptist, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John Evangelist, St. Paul). The central panel shows Christ in majesty crowned with an orb. The three panels to his left and right are double tiered with images of the prophets. The lower seven windows depict the prophets of the old testament (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, Joseph of Nazareth, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Elijah). The central image shows St. Peter with Agnus Dei below. The three panels to his left and right are double tiered.

Inscribedrecto lower right: "Corrected for Bradford"; verso: "Bradford";

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.475