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Record Drawing of Stained Glass

ca. 1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing depicting figures of archbishops and kings, from the tracery lights of a stained glass window.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil and watercolour drawing
Brief description
1 of 137 copies of stained glass representing the life and miracles of St William of York, from the St William Window in York Minster, pencil and watercolour drawing, J. W. Knowles, Great Britain, ca. 1895
Physical description
Drawing depicting figures of archbishops and kings, from the tracery lights of a stained glass window.
Object history
The stained glass from which this copy was made is in the fourth window from the west, known as the St William Window, in the north aisle of the choir of York Minster. The window was presented by the family of Ros of Hamlake (Helmsley) Castle, and was completed in the early 15th century.
In 1895 J. W. Knowles, a Stonegate-based glass painter, took photographs and made watercolour drawings of all the panels in the St William Window. The drawings showed which parts of the glass were original, and were later used by conservators as a reference for restoration work.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
E.995-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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