Drawings

Saint Ursula; Saint Nicholas; Nativity; Christ Blessing Children

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1868
Accession number: 2000.5.1220
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (27.6 x 19.1 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lights and tracery. Left light shows St. Ursula in blue lined with red over white, holding sword, with two children standing in front of her. Below, scene of the Nativity. Right light shows St. Nicholas in green cope lined with red, wearing mitre and carrying staff. Two babes standing in barrel in front of him. Below, scene of Christ blessing the children. Quarry grounds and six-foil above with seraph head and six wings. Name panels below figures. Verso shows sketch of overview of building (church?) interior.
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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