Live Auction 15507British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
Lot 134

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)

Joshua, a design for stained glass

Closed11 December 2018

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GBP 5,250

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)
Joshua, a design for stained glass
inscribed 'LUNA' and 'SOL' (in circles, upper corners)
black and sepia ink and brown wash on paper laid on board
35 1/8 x 14 ½ in. (89.2 x 36.8 cm.), irregular

with Morris & Co., London.
with Siddons Gallery, London, by 1964.
R.F. Appleby, by 1966.
Terence W.G. Rowe, 1968.
with Stone Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1969.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 5 November 1974, lot 34.
where purchased by William Waters, from whom purchased by the present owner, 1975.

Specialist note

Primarily known now as an artist, Rossetti was also well-known as a poet and designer. For Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. he designed a small amount of stained glass and furniture. It is unknown what church the present design was executed for but it clearly shows Rossetti's bold design method.