Annunciation to the Shepherds
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. 1923
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (24.8 x 9.5 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: singel lancet. Two shepherds standing below in red and white robes, respectively. One in blue with crook seated on rocks above, two sheep grazing nearby. Angel hovering above in patterned white with red wings - trees and rocks behind. Multi-colored creeper border.
Inscribedrecto lower right in black ink: "RETURN TO MORRIS + Co/ MERTON ABBEY/ SURREY."
verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1127 C"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1494
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.15
Edward Burne-Jones
1867
Object number: 2000.5.46
