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Main article: Christopher Whall This is a list of the stained glass works of Christopher Whall (1849–1924) in cathedrals and minsters, reflecting Whall's intent to reflect the inspiration of nature in this art. To experience the Lady Chapel is rather like being inside a great jewelled casket, for the glazing combines a profusion of deep, vibrant colours with a sparkling, silvery framework of ...
Christopher Whall designed the two windows on the South side of the church and also six clerestory windows. One of the two windows on the South side is "The Adoration of the Magi and the Shepherds." It is a three-light traceried window, designed by Whall and made by him and his assistants in the workshops of Messrs. Lowndes and Drury.
Lowndes and Drury was founded in 1897 by the artist Mary Lowndes, [nb 2] and Drury with the aim of providing independent designer-craft workers with the necessary facilities to carry out their stained glass commissions. [3] [7] At various times, particularly in the 1880s and 1890s, Whall was commissioned to design windows by James Powell and ...
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Thornton's depiction of St John the Baptist, from the Great East Window of York Minster, showing his characteristic treatment of faces. John Thornton of Coventry (fl. 1405–1433) was a master glazier and stained glass artist active in England during the 15th century.
The windows were spared destruction under Oliver Cromwell because Yorkshire-born Lord Thomas Fairfax, Cromwell's Parliamentary General, issued an order that "the man who damaged the windows [of York Minster] would be shot at sight." [22] In 1791 and 1793, William Peckitt of York, an enamel glass painter, made some repairs to the windows. [23]
Veronica Mary Whall (1887–1967) was an important British stained glass artist, painter, and illustrator associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.Her father, Christopher Whall, was the leader of the movement in stained glass.
Arnold Wathen Robinson RWA, FMGP (1888–1955) was an English stained-glass artist. Although Robinson's family, on the paternal and maternal side were involved in local government, he sought a career as a stained-glass artist.