Charity standing on Envy
1865 – 1866
Accession number: 1927P534
Pencil on paper.
Width: 86 mm
Height: 352 mm
Information
This is one of three designs in Birmingham's collection for stained glass in Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge. Also intended to be used in Langham Church, Norfolk but never realised. This cartoon also appears in the Morris & Co Windows Book, 1940P604.1, as number 57.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity/ E.B.J | ||||
| - | bottom centre | Handwritten | - | written in sepia. not in the artist's hand |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris & Co. in Cambridge | |||
| 58 | 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. 243; Vol. II: p. 243 |
| 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 | Associated with |
Associated organisations
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Morris & Co | Realised by |
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