St Paul
1861 – 1862
Accession number: 1904P540
Indian ink and brush over chalk and pencil on paper.
Width: 564 mm
Height: 389 mm
Information
This is a circular stained glass design for the south aisle of All Saints, Selsley in Gloucestershire. It has been suggested that this is a portrait of the architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907). With the design is is mounted with it is the first design Burne-Jones executed for Morris & Co.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This was the first design made/ by E B Jones for Morris and Co. | ||||
| Notes | bottom centre | Handwritten | 1861 | Pencil. not in the artist's hand |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175th Anniversary of St Martin's-on-the-Hill, Scarborough | |||
| 100 | Scarborough Art Gallery | 1988-08-20 - 1988-10-01 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p.136 |
| Visions of Love and Life | |||
| Stephen Wildman | 1995 | Art Services International | p. 194, fig. 53 |
| 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. 89 |
Provenance
| Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| George Frederick Bodley | Depicted |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| All Saints, Selsley, Gloucestershire | Associated with |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Morris & Co | Realised by |
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