Drawings

Angel with Lamp; Hope; Saint Stephen; Valour

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1928
Accession number: 2000.5.983
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: 9 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (24.8 x 8.9 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Single light. Figures are shown descending from top to bottom against background of open treework, scroll labels opposite each figure, and large inscribed scroll at the bottom. Angel at the top is in red, holding lamp. Hope is in green cloak over blue robe and armor, holding spear. St. Stephen is in red over blue, holding stone. Valour is in red tunic over armor, holding green shield and grasping sword hilt.
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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