Faith standing on Unbelief
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P532
Pen and ink with pencil and watercolour on paper.
Width: 87 mm
Height: 352 mm
Information
This is one of three designs in Birmingham's collection for stained glass in Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge. Also used by Morris & Co. in a two-light window in Langham, Norfolk in 1898. This cartoon also appears in the Morris & Co Windows Book, 1940P604.1, as number 58.
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith/ E.B.J/ (middle centre and bottom right) | ||||
| - | - | Handwritten | - | Sepia ink. not in the artist's hand |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris & Co. in Cambridge | |||
| 57 | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge | 1980-09-30 - 1980-11-16 | |
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. 147 |
| Burne-Jones | |||
| Bill Waters, Martin Harrison | 1973 | Barrie & Jenkins, London | fig. 123 |
| The Stained Glass of William Morris & His Circle | |||
| A C Sewter | 1975 | Yale University Press, New Haven | Vol. I: fig. 241; Vol. II: p. 241 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 86 | |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge | Made for |
| Langham Church, Norfolk | Made for |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Morris & Co | Realised by |
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