Drapery Study of St John - Study for Baptism of Christ
1864 – 1865
Accession number: 1927P546
Pencil on cream-toned paper 'Whatman' paper, watermarked 1864.
Width: 144 mm
Height: 339 mm
Information
A drapery study for the figure of St John, standing beneath Christ on the Cross, with the Virgin, in the upper panel of the central light of the East Window of St Edmund Hall Chapel, Oxford. The Crucifixion scene had originally been designed for St Editha's Church, Amington in 1864, but the figures of St John, the Virgin and the angels surrounding the Cross, were specially designed for this window. The same figure of St John also occurs in the fourth light of the East Window of the Church of Jesus, Troutbeck, Westmoreland in 1873. Verso is a sketch in pencil of a nude figure of Christ and other figures, intended for the cartoon of 'The Baptism of Christ', also in Birmingham's collection.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | Watermarked 'Whatman' 1864 |
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. 148 |
| Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery | |||
| 2007 | Dan Giles, Ltd., London | p. 75 | |
Associated places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| St Edmund Hall Chapel, Oxford | Associated with |
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