By Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Left: Adam and Eve after the Fall, they stand for the necessity of labour; Middle: the destruction of the Tower of Babel, for the futility of merely human learning.; Right: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, for wisdom, stained glass design for the dining hall, St Andrew's College, Bradfield, Berkshire
Watercolour and Indian ink on paper
1857
London, England
Dimensions: 220.4 cm x 52 cm
Frame Dimensions: 229.5 x 61.5 x 35
Collection Categories
Stained Glass - Designs and sketches, Watercolour, Gouache, Vellum, Gold, Finished Works and tempera on Paper, Works on Paper / Vellum
Signed and dated: EBJ 1857, numbered: No. 508
Owner Dates Owned Further Info. and Accession no. circa
James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars Glass Company) 1857-1970 cited in de Lisle 1904
Victoria and Albert Museum V&A (South Kensington Museum) 1970 - Present E.1318-1970, E.1319-1970, E.1320-1970 Acquired from Whitefriars Glass Ltd
Exhibition Catalogue no, Page no, Illustration no. Institution/Venue People From To
The Hogarth Club 1858 The Hogarth Club 1858 1858
Sir Edward Burne-Jones Commemorative Exhibition, Fulham Library, London Borough of Hammersmith October 21 to November 11, 1967 The Tower of Babel ony cat no. 41 Fulham Library, London Borough of Hammersmith October 1967 November 1967
Burne-Jones, Mappin Art Gallery Sheffield 1971 Cat. no. 22 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield (Weston Park Museum)
October 1971 November 1971
The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-1898 (1975-6) cat no. 57 p. 33 The Hayward Gallery
November 1975 January 1976
The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-1898 (1975-6) cat no. 57 p. 33 Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
March 1976 April 1976
The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-1898 (1975-6) cat no. 57 p. 33 Southampton City Art Gallery
January 1976 February 1976
William Morris Exhibition Victoria & Albert Museum 1996 Cat no H.2.b p 117 illus Victoria and Albert Museum V&A (South Kensington Museum)
May 1996 September 1996
Title Author/Editor Year Page No. & Illustrations Attachments
Sir Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review, 4th edition, 1898 Malcolm Bell 1898
p. 74
The Decorative Art of Sir Edward Burne-Jones (Sir Edward Burne-Jones; His Decorative Works) Aymer Vallance 1900
pp. 2-3
Burne-Jones, Fortunée de Lisle Fortunée de Lisle 1904
p. 195
Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Catalogue by John Christian. Exhibition, Fulham Library, London Borough of Hammersmith. October 21-November 11, 1967 John Christian, Sanford Lionel (Sandy) Berger 1967
The Tower of Babel ony cat no. 41
Source material: The Archive of the Whitefriars Studios John Gordon-Christian 1968
pp. 30-46
Burne-Jones, Catalogue of the Exhibition held at the Mappin Art Gallery Sheffield 1971 William S Taylor 1971
Cat. no. 22
Burne-Jones William Waters, Martin Harrison 1973
illus fig. 33
The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle, 2 vols (1974 & 1975 - Catalogue) Albert Charles (A. C.) Sewter 1974
vol I p. 14; vol II p. 1
Burne-Jones: the paintings, graphic and decorative work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones 1833-98, Hayward Gallery 1975-6 John Christian, Miss Penelope Marcus 1975
cat. no. 57 p. 33
William Morris, 1834-1896 Catalogue edited by Linda Parry. Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum V&A, London, May 9- September 1, 1996 Dr. Linda L. A. Parry 1996
Cat no H.2. a p 117 illus
Edward Burne-Jones - part 1, Art & Artists Paul Webb 2020
The Radical Vision of Edward Burne-Jones Dr. Andrea Wolk Rager 2022
illus p. 14