Angels of Paradise
Maker
Unknown
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. 1906
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (13.7 x 8.9 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: two lights. Left light shows three angels on path- top one in pink with pink wings playing dulcimer, second in white with blue wings and cymbals and third in blue with white wings and harp. Right light shows three angels on ascending path - top in white over red, yellow wings and playing dulcimer (?), second in blue over white with red wings, playing organ, third in white over red with blue wings, playing harp. Landscape backgrounds and sky above.
Inscribedrecto lower left in pencil by SB: "214-1906"
recto lower right in black ink by sep hand: "THE PROPERTY OF MOR"
verso in pencil: "carnovstoie 3/4"
verso in pencil by SB: "PG 214 aUG 23, 1906/ Mr Bowman/ Mr Stokes/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Knight/ Mr Wren."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1353
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1926
Object number: 2000.5.968
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1899
Object number: 2000.5.1297
