Panel
1886-1890 (designed)
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Henry Holiday was a designer of stained glass. Between 1863 and 1891 he worked as a freelance designer (not on an exclusive contract) for the glass makers Powells at Whitefriars in London. In 1891 he set up his own stained glass studio, where he presumably made panels as well as designing them.
The image on this panel was probably taken from a painting 'Aspasia in the Pynx', which Holiday painted about 1886-8. Aspasia was the mistress of Pericles, the great and controversial Athenian leader in Ancient Greece. The Pynx was an area of land where the Greek popular assembly met. Holiday included this painting in his book 'Reminiscences of My Life' which was published about 1914. The sitter was Miss Kathleen Douglas-Pennant (later Lady Falmouth), daughter of Lord Penrhyn.
The image on this panel was probably taken from a painting 'Aspasia in the Pynx', which Holiday painted about 1886-8. Aspasia was the mistress of Pericles, the great and controversial Athenian leader in Ancient Greece. The Pynx was an area of land where the Greek popular assembly met. Holiday included this painting in his book 'Reminiscences of My Life' which was published about 1914. The sitter was Miss Kathleen Douglas-Pennant (later Lady Falmouth), daughter of Lord Penrhyn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Clear and colourless glass, painted and stained |
| Brief description | Stained and painted glass quatrefoil panel depicting a reclining female figure with a processional cross, probably by Henry Holiday for James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars. English (London), 1886-91. STG |
| Physical description | Quatrefoil panel of clear and coloured glass, painted and yellow stain. Depicting a reclining female figure bearing a cross - the personification of Faith. |
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| Summary | Henry Holiday was a designer of stained glass. Between 1863 and 1891 he worked as a freelance designer (not on an exclusive contract) for the glass makers Powells at Whitefriars in London. In 1891 he set up his own stained glass studio, where he presumably made panels as well as designing them. The image on this panel was probably taken from a painting 'Aspasia in the Pynx', which Holiday painted about 1886-8. Aspasia was the mistress of Pericles, the great and controversial Athenian leader in Ancient Greece. The Pynx was an area of land where the Greek popular assembly met. Holiday included this painting in his book 'Reminiscences of My Life' which was published about 1914. The sitter was Miss Kathleen Douglas-Pennant (later Lady Falmouth), daughter of Lord Penrhyn. |
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| Accession number | C.11-2004 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2005 |
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