George Caleb Hedgeland (1825–1898) was a British designer of

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s in the 19th century. He was the son of the architect John Pike Hedgeland and worked from a studio in London in the 1850s. His work, which was displayed at

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in 1851, was characterised by the use of bold designs. His career was short, as ill-health led to a move to Australia in 1860, where he died.

Works

His work included: *An east window for the chapel of Jesus College, Oxford (1853) This shows various biblical episodes, including three instances of Christ raising people from the dead: Jairus' daughter, the son of the widow of Nain and Lazarus. There are also pairs of scenes from the New Testament and the Old Testament to demonstrate the typological relationship between them: for example, the

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is paired with the

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escaping from the whale with the

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, and the ascension of

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with the

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described it as "a busy, somewhat gloomy piece with many small scenes". *The west window of

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(1853), similarly depicts the typological relationship between Moses, his birth, teachings and saving people with a snake on a pole and Jesus' birth, teachings and ascension (pictured). *St John's Church, Sharow,

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* Halifax Parish Church (1855) *South-east transept window at Lincoln Cathedral (1854) *A window at Ely Cathedral *Restoration of windows at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedgeland, George 1825 births 1898 deaths British stained glass artists and manufacturers