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Tullie House Museum : 1922.45.7
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Drawing, black chalk, Angel with Lute, cartoon for stained glass at St Martin's Church, Brampton, Cumberland, by Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones, The Grange, Kensington, London, England, 1880.
An angel with outstretched wings, facing right, the flame of the Holy Spirit issuing from her forehead. She plays upon a lute. One of 15 figures designed for the 5 light East window at St Martin's Church, Brampton. This figure was designed for the upper tier of the 2nd light. All the figures were designed specifically for Brampton but were subsequently much repeated
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[Brampton] Figure No 4 light
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