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Cherub scribe / Diana the Huntress,
1920
Designed by Christopher Webb
(1886-1966).
From the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Hospital.
Both Christopher and his brother Geoffrey were
stained glass artists of repute and produced a large body of work. After an
education at Rugby school Christopher was articled to the stained glass artist
Sir Ninian Comper as an artist and designer. Comper recommended him to produce
the designs for the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, and they represent some
of his earliest and best work. The panels for the hospital, which catered
specifically for women, were all endowed by different groups and societies. Each
bed had a panel situated above it.
Christopher Webb was a traditionalist with a lightness of touch reminiscent of
work of the fifteenth century. Work on a larger scale can be seen in the
cathedrals of Southwark and Chichester and in the church of St Lawrence
Jewry-next-Guildhall.
Inv. No. 1992/10 Presented by the Trustees of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Hospital.
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