Drawings

Saint Elizabeth; Saint Anne; Annunciation

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1868
Accession number: 2000.5.1224
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18.1 x 13 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Two lancets and circle tracery showing scene of Annunciation : Angel with scroll kneeling down before Virgin, seated, reading a book, a pot of lilies on a bench. Left lancet shows St. Elizabeth in green cloak lined red, over white, gathering up her robes with both hands. Right lancet shows St. Anne in blue over white, holding rose in vase and book. Quarry grounds, name panels below, multi-colroed rose and crown borders.
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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