Christ Cleansing the Temple

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

Dateca. 1878

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)

DescriptionChrist standing at left, right arm raised, bending to right, where crouched figures are gathering coins, fleeing to right. Pillars and doorway in background. In margins of photo, pencil sketches of bearded males in profile, hands pointing to small bag of money.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "No. 67" recto upper center in black ink: "S.P. 209" recto upper right in blue ink: "S.061" recto lower center in black ink: "108" recto upper right on photo in graphite: "108" recto down right side of photo in graphite: "A JEW / ANOTHER JEW / A THIRD JEW" recto lower right on photo in graphite: "A GOOD JEW / A BAD JEW"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2429