Drawings

King Alfred

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2000.5.1311
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (39.4 x 27.6 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: round headed light with arched panels above. Figure of King Alfred in russet, blue and green in arched crown. Holding book under left arm, holding knobbed sceptre. Tiled floor - patterned yellow drapery background with square quarried above and name-scroll. Below, panel with helmet, scales and female figure with red scroll and yellow foliage. Arch of panels of vines and flowers above.
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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