Holland of Warwick, located on [no-glossary]St John's[/no-glossary] road Warwick were stained glass makers during the second half of the 19th century. In the 1850s they were one of the main manufacturers in the depressed town.
Victorian
This Hardman & Co. (1892) window depicts Jesus in discussion with the temple Elders
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Nov
2009
John Hardman and Company
Submitted by walwyn
John Hardman and Company, began to design and manufacture stained-glass windows in 1845, following a partnership with Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin to produce metalwork for St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham. In the early days Pugin was the principle designer.
The south aisle west window of Gloucester Cathedral contains this window on the theme of Justice by John Hardman & Co., dated 1865.
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Nov
2009
Kempe & Tower
Submitted by walwyn
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.
John Hardman windows of 1854 depicting The Annunciation, The Assumption, and St. Stephen.
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Oct
2009
Lavergne, Claudius - Paris
Submitted by walwyn
Claudius Lavergne (1814-1887) was a painter, and art critic who studied under Ingres.
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Oct
2009
Lavergne, Noël - Paris
Submitted by walwyn
Worked alongside his father, Claudius Lavergne, and took over the business after his father death in 1887.
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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