Drawings

Angel with Lamp; Faith; Saint Alban; Fortitude

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1928
Accession number: 2000.5.984
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 3/8 in. (24.8 x 8.6 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. Faith is in blue tunic over armor, holding green shield and spear. St. Alban is in red over blue, holding book and sword. Fortitude is in green tunic over armor, holding red shield full of arrows and broken sword.
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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