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'Reynard the Fox' is an anthropomorphic red fox, and trickster from literary fables that were popular in the medieval period. The character may have its origins in Aesop's Fables. In the central roundel of this panel Reynard the Fox is shown feeling a farm with a goose in his mouth. The panel is early example of Clement Heaton's (1824–1882) work and was made for a domestic rather than a religious setting. The roundel is set in monogrammed quarries, which allude to the owner of the home. The 'W' surmounted by a ducal crown refers to the 1st Duke of Westminster, Hugh Lupus Grosvenor (1825–1899), whose heraldry includes the wheat sheaf also depicted here. The wolf in the border is a rebus, picture of a word, for his middle name 'Lupus', which means 'wolf' in Latin.
Title
Reynard the Fox
Date
c.1870
Medium
stained glass
Measurements
H 44 x W 44 cm
Accession number
ELYGM:1996.3
Acquisition method
purchased, 1996
Work type
Stained glass
