The Sermon on the Mount Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1 © Collection: William Morris Gallery, London E17 The Sermon on the Mount DGR 1861 (circa) Paris, Arts Decoratif, 1914 (no.45) Design for the central panel of a stained glass window. William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow A 210 Cecil French Bequest, 1954, to the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow brush and ink, with pen 28 1/2 x 21 in. monogram Monogram located at the lower left. Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2, plate 210. George Meredith Meredith is said to have sat for Christ. Christina Rossetti CGR is said to have sat for the Virgin (though the face somewhat resembles Elizabeth Siddal). Fanny Cornforth The Magdalene resembles Fanny Cornforth. Algernon Swinburne Swinburne is said to have been the model for St. John. Simeon Solomon Solomon is said to have been the model for St. James. William Morris Morris is said to have been the model for St. Peter. Ernest Gambart In Judas the face of the art dealer Gambart is recognizable. <artist/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnpictorial> <citnmythic> <name/> <culture/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnmythic> <citnhistorical> <event/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnhistorical> <citnautobiographical> <name/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnautobiographical> <citnscenic> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnscenic> </listcitn> </source> <commentaries> <head>Commentary</head> <section type="intro"> <head>Introduction</head> <p>Commentary is not yet available for this image.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconograpic</head> <p/> </section> <section type="pictorial"> <head>Pictorial</head> <p/> </section> <section type="historical"> <head>Historical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="literary"> <head>Literary</head> <p/> </section> <section type="autobio"> <head>Autobiographical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="biblio"> <head>Bibliographic</head> <p> <bibl> <author>Surtees</author>, <xref doc="a.n6797.r58s9.vol1.rad" from="84" workcode="s142"> <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 1, 84 (no. 142). Surtees, <hi rend="i">A Catalogue Raisonné</hi> , vol. 2, plate 210.

Haloes are inscribed with: ‘DOMINUS CHRISTUS S.M.’; ‘S.MARIA MATER DEI SANCTISS:VIRGO’; ‘S.MARIA MAGDAL PECCATRIX’; ‘S.JOHANNES DILECTUS’; ‘S.JACOBUS’; ‘S.PETRUS’; ‘JUDAS DAMNATUS’.