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The Skulls Brought to the King

Stained Glass Design
1861-1864 (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (makers)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Tracing of a cartoon for a piece of stained glass depicting skulls brought to the king from the story of George and the Dragon. Brush and ink on canvas or tracing paper and mounted on Whatman paper.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Stained Glass
Object type
Stained glass design
Titles
  • The Skulls Brought to the King (assigned by artist)
  • The Story of St.George and the Dragon (series title)
Materials and techniques
Brush and ink, tracing paper, drawing
Brush and Ink
Tracing Paper
Brush-Work
Drawing
Brief description
Tracing of cartoon for stained glass by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), entitled 'The Skulls Brought to the King' from 'The Story of St.George and the Dragon'. Great Britain, 1861-1864.
Physical description
Tracing of a cartoon for a piece of stained glass depicting skulls brought to the king from the story of George and the Dragon. Brush and ink on canvas or tracing paper and mounted on Whatman paper.
Dimensions
  • Average size height: 19.5in
  • Width: 23in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Object history
Purchased from Thomas Keynes in 1946.
This object is not the original design, as the original drawings are in the collections of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. This is a tracing, possibly done in around 1864 (the mounting paper watermark gives this date for two of the set of six designs). In addition, it is unclear whether the work is by or after Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

The final stained glass of this design is in the V&A Collection. Museum nos. C.316-1927; C.315-1927; C.318-1927; C.319-1927; C.320-1927; C.317-1927.
Subjects depicted
Skull (Skeleton Component)
Kings (People)
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
  • Page 136 (with image) Laurie Marty de Cambiaire, Drawings & Sketches, (Paris: Marty de Cambiaire, 2015)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1840-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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