Halliday, Michael Frederick
Michael Frederick Halliday (1822-1869) was born in Epsom, Surrey and from 1839 worked as a clerk in the parliament office of the House of Lords. He was also an amateur artist, with a number of paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy, and a stained glass designer, who worked on an occasional basis for Lavers & Barraud. His work shows a strong Pre-Raphaelite influence, reflecting his training with John Everett Millais, and friendship with Holman Hunt, with whom he shared a studio.
In a tragically short career, Halliday only produced a handful of designs. Shown opposite is his first, which was designed in 1860 for the church of St Columba, Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Halliday designed the Visitation and Nativity panels, which balance Burne-Jones’ Annunciation panel.
Sources:
Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850-1870 by William Waters (Seraphim Press Ltd 2012)
Michael Frederick Halliday by L.H. Cust, revised by Malcolm Warner – Oxford Dictonary of National Biography