Studies of a crow/raven which may be associated with an episode in the biblical account of the life of Elijah, in which the prophet is fed by ravens, whilst he was hiding in the desert (1 Kings Chapter 17 verses 2-16). In the commission for an illustration to Dalziel's Bible Gallery, Burne-Jones was given various options and may have considered the subject. In the end he supplied Elijah and the Boiling Pot.