Design for a stained glass window
1866–92
Medium
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, over graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/16 x 4 in. (33.5 x 10.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.502.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate design for a stained glass window, created by British artist Alexander Gibbs between 1866 and 1892, exemplifies the Victorian era's fascination with ornate ecclesiastical and decorative arts. Gibbs, a prominent figure in London's stained glass workshops, specialized in producing luminous windows for churches and grand homes during the Gothic Revival movement. Rendered in watercolor, pen and brown ink over graphite on a slender sheet measuring just 13 3/16 x 4 inches, this preparatory drawing served as a blueprint for crafting vibrant, light-filtering panels that would transform a...