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Saint John the Baptist; Elijah

Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • St. John the Baptist; Elijah
  • Design for Stained Glass
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (24.8 x 9.2 cm.)
DescriptionSingle lancet, subjects in two tiers. Upper tier shows figure - probably St. John the Baptist - in hair vest, cross-staff, red and green cloak, holding bowl. Lower tier shows Elijah in white, blue and yellow cloak, with two ravens descending. Quarry backgrounds.
Inscribedrecto upper right in black ink: "8"; recto upper center in brown ink: "C. Lynam Esq. / Stoke on Trent / half Inch Scale"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Endon - Stoke on Trent?"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.1244