The Walk to Emmaus / Road to Emmaus

Maker John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1911

Mediumgraphite on paper

Dimensions91 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (232.4 x 57.2 cm.)

DescriptionTwo male figures; figure in foreground with hands raised, as if in surprise. Both are gazing left. Landscape background with city at upper left.

Inscribedrecto upper center in black ink: "TONBRIDGE" verso upper center in graphite: "Tonbridge Walk to Emmaus / TO BE USED FOR ADELAIDE 1930" verso upper right in black ink: "Roll 135 / S.P. 304" on outer wrapping: label at one end marked in black ink: "135" label near center marked in black ink: "135" large label reads in black ink: "135 / Roll 135 / The Walk to Emmaus / 2 light Tonbridge / Original drawings"; printed below in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / ART-WORKERS LTD. / Merton Abbey, LONDON, S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1654