# The Arming and Departure of the Knights

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BURNE-JONES, Edward](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/burne-jones-edward-r60fcc9bbdf4216>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Wool and silk on cotton warp

## Commentary

In his later life, Burne-Jones still provided Morris with a seemingly endless flow of stained-glass cartoons, their work in this field culminating in the four enormous windows made for St Philip&#39;s Cathedral, Birmingham \(1885-97\). During the 1880s, Morris turned his attention to tapestry. Burne-Jones supplied the designs, their greatest achievement being the Holy Grail series completed in 1894 for Stanmore Hall, Uxbridge, near London. The Arming and Departure of the Knights is number 2 of the Holy Grail tapestries woven by Morris &amp; Co. in 1891-94 for Stanmore Hall. The tapestry in Birmingham was woven by Morris &amp; Co. for Lawrence Hodson of Compton Hall in 1895-96.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)