The Battle of Beth-Horon - Joshua Commanding the Sun and Moon to Stand Still
1863
Accession number: 1898P54
Brown wash and chalk on paper.
Width: 560 mm
Height: 1860 mm
Information
This cartoon was designed in November 1863 for the panel on the extreme left in the stained glass window executed by Morris & Co. on the south side of the nave in Lyndhurst Church, Hampshire. The subject is taken from 'Joshua', X: 6-14. Also in Birmingham's collection are five sheets of studies for figures in this cartoon. Here the figure in the left foreground pushing back the hand of his assailant is a representation of William Morris, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti also appears, helmeted, in the upper left corner. This cartoon also appears in the Morris & Co Windows Book (152a).
- Presented by Charles Fairfax Murray, 1898.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burne-Jones: The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones | |||
| 79 | Hayward Gallery, London | 1975-11-05 - 1976-01-04 | |
| 79 | Southampton City Art Gallery | 1976 - 1976-03-01 | |
| 79 | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | 1976-03-01 - 1976-04-01 | |
| Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-Dreamer | |||
| 21 | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | 1998-06-04 - 1998-09-06 | |
| 21 | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | 1998-10-17 - 1999-01-17 | |
| 21 | Musée d'Orsay, Paris | 1999-03-01 - 1999-06-06 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Burne-Jones: A Record & Review | |||
| Malcolm Bell | 1892 | George Bell & Sons, London | p. 112 |
| The Decorative Art of Sir Edward Burne-Jones | |||
| Aymer Vallance | 1900 | Art Annual (Art Journal) | - |
| Burne-Jones | |||
| Fortunee de Lisle | 1904 | Methuen, London | p.195 |
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p.120 |
| The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle | |||
| A Charles Sewter | 1975 | Yale University Press, New Haven | Vol I: fig 132; Vol II: p. 124 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey | 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 85 |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| William Morris | Artist's model |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Artist's model |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Lyndhurst Church, Hampshire | Associated with |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Morris & Co | Realised by |
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