Christ's Charge to Saint Peter
Maker
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Christ's Charge to St. Peter
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1902
Mediumcharcoal (graphite?) and chalk on paper with canvas backing
Dimensions67 5/8 x 18 5/8 in. (171.8 x 47.3 cm.)
DescriptionChrist seated in foreground, in long robes, in profile to left, surrounded by greenery. Another figure standing behind him. City above in distance.
Inscribedverso upper right in black ink: "202"
on outer brown wrapping:
two tags at either end reading "202" in black ink
another tag on central part of roll reading "202" in black ink: tag reads "Roll 202 / Swinton 3 lights / Christ's Charge to St. Peter"; printed below in black ink: "FROM MORRIS & COMPANY / ART-WORKERS LTD. / Merton Abbey, LONDON, S.W. 19"
on roll, written in black ink: "ORIGINAL / DESIGN / BY MR DEARLE"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1800
Unknown
ca. 1934
Object number: 2000.5.1030
