Saint Paul

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Paul
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1894

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (27.6 x 9.5 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light. In top panel, figure of St. Paul in deep blue lined with red over light blue, holding sword and book, bearded. In panel below, scene of St. Paul preaching, showing him among temples, speaking to three others and gesturing towards an altar inscribed "IGNOTO DEO". Background of open treework. Scroll below inscribed "S. Paul".

Inscribedrecto lower right in black ink, cut off: "THE PROPERTY OF"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "88-1894"; verso upper center in graphite: "Greenock / S. Pauls / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 88 May 5, 1894 / Mr. Watters / Mr. Brown / Mr. Wren"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1276