Saint Michael Spearing the Devil
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- St. Michael Spearing the Devil
- Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1921
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions6 7/8 x 3 in. (17.5 x 7.6 cm.)
DescriptionSt. Michael standing, in armor, left foot on rocky outcrop, right foot on head of the devil. Michael, wings outstretched above, holds spear in both hands, tilting his head down to left as he drives spear into the devil. Devil's wings and scaled tail visible at lower left. Hills visible in distance at left.
Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite: "S. Michael"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.2840
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.12
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.16
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1887
Object number: 2000.5.457
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1919
Object number: 2000.5.839