Moses; Elijah
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1886
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (24.1 x 7.9 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lancets and tracery. Left lancet shows Moses in blue over white, holding tablets - panel below shows Annunciation (Virgin reading - angel kneeling to her). Right lancet shows Elijah in brown over whtie, bare to above knees. Panel below shows Elijah raising the widow's son (Elijah in blue over white near bedside of figure - others around). Backgrounds of scrolled oak foliage - multi-colored borders. Tracery shows angel with red wing with T-shaped dulcimer.
Inscribedrecto lower left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "47-1886";
recto lower right in black ink, cut off: "THE PROPERTY OF";
verso center in graphite: "Kirkculdy / 1/2";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg 47 Sept. 9, 1886"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1251
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1899
Object number: 2000.5.1304
