Drawings

Reception of Soldier into Paradise

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2000.5.680
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
Dimensions: 7 x 6 1/4 in. (17.8 x 15.9 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three lancets - left lancet shows angel in blue holding crown; central lancet, angel above holding sun, below soldier in armor and red cloak, kneeling, arms upraised; right lancet angel in pink holding palm - two angels kneeling below holding banner which reads "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND/ I WILL GIVE UNTO THEE A CROWN OF LIFE"
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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