King Siclerus demonstrating that Unity is Strength
Stained Glass Design
1628 (made)
1628 (made)
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Design for stained glass. Scene showing King Siclerus demonstrating that Unity is Strength, in a frame of sixteen heraldic shields (ten blank).
Object details
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| Title | King Siclerus demonstrating that Unity is Strength (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pen and wash |
| Brief description | STS (monogram), after Hans Heinrich Glaser. King Siclerus demonstrating that Unity is Strength. Swiss, dated 1628 |
| Physical description | Design for stained glass. Scene showing King Siclerus demonstrating that Unity is Strength, in a frame of sixteen heraldic shields (ten blank). |
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| Credit line | Purchased under the bequest of Captain H. B. Murray |
| Object history | This drawing was acquired as being by "Christopher Stimmer" [sic, probably] with the dates of 1549-c.1578, but was also identified as being after "H. Glaser". The dates 1549-c.1578 are those of Hans Christoffel Stimmer, identified as a 'pattern cutter' and the brother of Tobias Stimmer (alongside the calligrapher Christoph Stimmer II (C.1522-1562), the painters Abel (1542-c.1606), Josias (1555-after 1574), and Gideon, who was also a stained glass designer (1545-1577). Their father, Christoph Stimmer, was also a stained glass painter. "Christopher Stimmer" could be a misspelling of (Hans) Christoffel Stimmer as implied by the dates, or of Christoph Stimmer, the father. However, the drawing is signed with the monogram STS and also dated 1628. The "H. Glaser" that this drawing is after is probably the stained glass artist and designer, Hans Heinrich Glaser, whose dates are 1585-1673; making a date of 1628 credible. As it is not possible that it could be either Christoph Stimmer or Hans Christoffel Stimmer, the identity of the monogrammist STS is yet to be ascertained. - Daniel Milford-Cottam (2013) |
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| Accession number | E.3692-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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