“Font in St Alban's, Copenhagen,” by George Tinworth

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Font

George Tinworth (1843-1913)

c.1887

Terracotta

St Alban's Church

Churchillparken, Copenhagen

Detail: "The Saviour Blessing Little Children"

St Alban's Anglican Church was designed by the English architect Arthur Blomfield, and the pulpit, font and reredos were presented to the church” by the Doulton Company of Lambeth. Some sources credit George Tinworth simply with "panels in the pulpit and reredos" (Bedford and Rose), but the church's own website includes the font. The front panel here is very obviously” by Tinworth (compare it to his relief of the Good Samaritan for the St John Ambulance Brigade). The other three such panels on this octagonal font show the discovery of the baby Moses in the bulrushes, Samuel being presented to Eli, and the Nativity (see St Alban's Church, Copenhagen.

Photographs and text by Jacqueline Banerjee, 2010. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]

Bibliography

Bedford, R. P., rev. Peter Rose. "Tinworth, George (1843-1913)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online ed. Web. 10 Feb. 2011.

"St Alban's Church: About the Church Building." The church's own website. Web. 8 Feb. 2011.

St Alban's Church, Copenhagen. Leaflet available in the church.

Last modified 13 February 2011