The cartoon was first designed by William Morris for a two-light window in the north transept of St Giles, Camberwell, London; the Seraph appears at the head of the left light, not in a 4-foil tracery as the cartoon indicates but under arcading, and is shown only as three-quarter length figure; the main figure under the canopy below is St Paul with sword over his left shoulder and open illuminated book in right hand (cartoon for this see: WMG A18) with panel of St Paul preaching at bottom.
The window, a memorial to Stephen Spurling (died 20 December, 1864) was destroyed in the 1939-45 war but is reproduced in A. Vallance ‘William Morris, His Art’ 1909 facing p.68.
Philip Webb was responsible for the design of the Gothic canopies (see his account book entries, dated 18 October, 1865: ‘Camberwell tracery….£1) but as Camberwell occurs in Warrington Taylor’s list (of stained glass executed by Morris & Co. 1863-68 of which a copy among Morris & Co. papers at Birmingham City Art Gallery) under the year 1866, it was probable the window was completed in that year.
