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Tullie House Museum : 1922.45.1
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Drawing, black chalk, Saint George, cartoon for stained glass at St Martin's Church, Brampton, Cumberland, by Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones, The Grange, Kensington, London, 1880.
Full size drawing of St George, facing slightly to the left, a broken spear held in his right hand and a shield in his left. Behind his head is a blank scroll. One of 15 figures designed for the East window at St Martin's Church, Brampton. This figure was designed for the bottom tier of the window. St George was one of Burne Jones's most popular designs. It was reproduced over forty times as a stained glass window by Morris and Company in other churches.
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No 15