David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William I, was granted the land on which the town of Dundee stands. One of the six windows commissioned for the council rooms of Dundee's Town House, it celebrates the Earl, who was reputed to have built St Mary's Church in gratitude for his safe retrn from the third crusade. He is shown in his crusader's armour, with his flag, and holding a model of the church in one hand.
David was the brother of King William 1st. He was granted the land on which Dundee stood. This window and six others (including one of William Wallace) were commissioned for the council rooms of Dundee's Town House. They were designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and produced by William Morris & Co. in 1889. In 1731 the Town Council commissioned William Adam, a leading architect, to build the Town House. Located in the High Street, it was perhaps the most beautiful Town House in Scotland at that time. It was demolished in 1932.
The windows were originally made for the Council Chamber of the Court House built in 1734 from designs by William Adam. When that building was demolished in 1832, the windows were moved to the positions as described, mounted in hinged wooden frames opening into the rooms; the frequent movement to which they were subject damaged and weakened much of the leading. They were removed to store in the City Chambers, but recently sent for cleaning and restoration in Glasgow.