Nebuchadnezzar's Punishment

Maker Unknown, British

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Date1877-1878

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionBearded male figure bending down over ground, gathering up a bunch of grass in left hand, eating it. Buildings in background.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "S.P. 213" recto upper right in graphite: "360A" recto below in graphite: "Nebuchadnezzar's Punishment / Jesus Coll Cambridge" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "61" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey / Surrey"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1907a