Drawings

Saint Denys; Virgin; Saint Martin; Sir Galahad; Saint George; Joan of Arc

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1921
Accession number: 2000.5.874
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designers: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898); designed by John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932)
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Five lights and tracery, with figures in two tiers. Upper tracery lights of floral and vine design. Upper tier shows (from left to right) St. Denys in red over green holding book and crozier; military badge; Virgin Mary inblue over red, with crown; military badge; and St. Martin in armor and cape. Lower tier shows Sir Galahad in green tunic and armor with shield and sword; military badge; St. George in armor with red shield and red-cross banner; military badge; and Joan of Arc in armor, hands in prayer. All have quarry grounds. Name scrolls appear above heads of figures.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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