Hart, Frederick Vincent
Frederick Vincent Hart and G.E. Cook & Co., detail of south aisle window (1873), Church of St Sampson, Cricklade, Wiltshire.
Photo: Peter Hildebrand
Frederick Vincent Hart (1843-1914) was an artist, stained glass designer and decorator of furniture. He was born in Garthorpe, North Lincolnshire, the son of a church curate, and worked for a number of English and Scottish firms including, G.E. Cook & Co, Cox & Co., J. & W. Guthrie, McCulloch & Gow, and Cottier & Co. He has been described as “an aesthetic designer par excellence”, whose windows “bear comparison to those of Burne-Jones and in no way fall short.”
Source: Damozels and Deities: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1870–1898 by William Waters (Seraphim Press, 2017)