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Kempe & Tower

walwyn Sun, 11/15/2009 - 21:36

Stained glass window (1880) by John Hardman in the north aisle of Worcester Cathedral depicts King Solomon praying in front of the Arc of the Covenant. Musicians playing harps and trumpets are on either side of him.

Lady Chapel - Avon Dassett

walwyn Tue, 03/15/2011 - 20:45

John Hardman windows of 1854 depicting The Annunciation, The Assumption, and St. Stephen.

Lavergne, Claudius - Paris

walwyn Fri, 10/30/2009 - 21:47

Claudius Lavergne (1814-1887) was a painter, and art critic who studied under Ingres.

Lavergne, Noël - Paris

walwyn Fri, 10/30/2009 - 23:42

Worked alongside his father, Claudius Lavergne, and took over the business after his father death in 1887.

Lavers, Barraud, and Westlake

walwyn Mon, 05/09/2011 - 22:38

Lavers, Barraud, and Westlake were part of the Victorian Gothic Revival of stained glass. Originally Nathaniel Wood Lavers and Francis Philip Barraud had worked for Powell & Sons, and Lavers started his own studio in 1855 and was Barraud joined him in 1858 as the designer.

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Life of Christ - Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Wed, 02/10/2010 - 23:49

The west window by Hardman (1886) contains ten scenes from the life of Christ.

Loaves and Fishes -Tewkesbury Abbey

walwyn Tue, 02/09/2010 - 20:09

Hardman window (1888) St Philip on the right is asking where they can buy bread to feed the crowd

Lobin Studios

walwyn Sat, 02/18/2012 - 18:33

Lobin studios operated from 35 rue des Ursulines in Tour at between 1853 and 1892. The family business was started by Julien Léopold Lobin(1814-1864), and run by his son Lucien Léopold Lobin (1837-1892) after 1864. The company also worked with other glass makers including a long relationship with Jean-Prosper Florence.