Irish stained glass.- Clarke (Harry) Cartoon for stained glass in The Church of Our Lady and St Richard, Ashdown Park, Leeds, black chalk, conté crayon, watercolour, on thick cream wove paper, sheet 755 x 470 mm (29 3/4 18 1/2 in), old repaired tears within the drawing, notably to the lower centre, laid onto paper support, handling creases and old folds, unframed, [circa 1925]

Provenance:
Private collection, London

⁂ Powerful original cartoon by the Irish stained glass window designer, Harry Clarke (1889-1931), traditionally understood to be a design for the 'Assumption window' installed in The Church of Our Lady and St Richard, Ashdown Park, Leeds.

On the Ashdown Park website, Sister Magdalen who moved to Ashdown Park to join the order of The Sisters of Notre Dame in 1961, discusses the stained glass:

"When designing the windows for Ashdown Park, Harry Clarke created full size 'cartoons' of each window, meticulously detailing every aspect of the images and all the coloured pieces of glass required to create the stunningly intricate finished design... The windows were designed with a traditional medieval style in mind, depicting scenes from Mary's life; starting as a child with her own mother St Anne, to Mary being received in heaven by Jesus whilst surrounded by angels. There is however a stylistic nod to the era they were created in is visible - the iconic 1920s/30s bob style haircut can be seen adorning the female characters"

[see: https://www.ashdownpark.com/sister-magdalen-talks-about-our-harry-clarke-stained-glass-windows]