W. F. Dixon (1848–1928)
British stained glass designer and painter. William Francis Dixon trained with Clayton and Bell and designed windows for them before establishing his own firm in 1872. He worked in partnership with Edward Frampton and Charles Hean in around 1877. He was responsible for several commissions in the Diocese of Llandaff, suggesting that his work was favoured by the diocesan architect John Prichard. Dixon moved to Germany in 1894, where he designed for the firm Mayer of Munich.
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St Charles Borromeo, St John the Baptist and St Francis of Assisi patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart artist: W. F. Dixon about 1881-1886 Church of St Margaret, Roath, Cardiff east wall of Marquis of Bute Mausoleum | |
St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Henry II Holy Roman Emperor and a Second Figure of Elizabeth patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart artist: W. F. Dixon about 1881-1886 Church of St Margaret, Roath, Cardiff north wall of Marquis of Bute Mausoleum | |
St Gertrude of Nivelles, St John the Divine and St Emily patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart artist: W. F. Dixon about 1881-1886 Church of St Margaret, Roath, Cardiff north wall of Marquis of Bute Mausoleum | |
Ruth, Dorcas and Anna artist: W. F. Dixon about 1883 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle | |
The Adoration of the Young Christ firm/studio: W. F. Dixon 1890 Church of St Mary, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel |
Further reading
Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 42.
References
William Waters, Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850–1870 (Abbots Morton: Serapim Press, 2012), p. 120.
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