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Record Drawing of Stained Glass

ca. 1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour copy of two stained glass panels, one depicting the figure of Christ on the cross, and the other possibly showing Christ crowning himself with thorns. There are handwritten notes and annotations around and below the drawings. The stained glass from which this copy was taken is in Compton Bishop Church, Somerset.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour copy of a stained glass window from Compton Bishop Church, Somerset, Archibald Standish Hartrick, Great Britain, ca. 1929
Physical description
Watercolour copy of two stained glass panels, one depicting the figure of Christ on the cross, and the other possibly showing Christ crowning himself with thorns. There are handwritten notes and annotations around and below the drawings. The stained glass from which this copy was taken is in Compton Bishop Church, Somerset.
Dimensions
  • Upper drawing height: 2.75in
  • Upper drawing width: 1.125in
  • Lower drawing height: 2.1875in
  • Lower drawing width: 0.9375in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
There are a number of small pieces of glass in tracery of East window. The most finished miniature painting I have seen in English glass. Borders 1/2 inch wide, in black, white and stain. (written in ink below the drawings)
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.708-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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