Christ Blessing the Children
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Tapestry
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1934
Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (25.1 x 21.3 cm.)
DescriptionRectangular panel with floral border and scroll along the top which reads "suffer little children to come unto me". Christ is seated at left in red robe, reaching out to two young children in front of him. Two women at right bringing other children, and two women at left carrying infants. Smaller child seated just below Christ in foreground. Large tree in background.
Inscribedrecto lower right: "Scale 3/4" = 1' "
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.73
Unknown, British, 20th Century
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1377
Unknown, British
ca. 1932
Object number: 2000.5.2881
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1924
Object number: 2000.5.668