(Achior) fell down on his face, and his spirit failed. But when they had recovered him, he fell at Judith's feet, and reverenced her, and said "Blessed art though in all the tabernacle of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy name shall be astonished" (Ch. 14)
One of nineteen sketches for Miracle in the Gorbals
variously pen, black ink, bodycolour, gouache and pencil
approximately 4 ¼ x 5 ½ in / 11 x 14 cm
Literature
Adapted by Robert Helpmann from the play The passing of the Third Floor by Michael Benthall
C.B.E, The Miracle of the Gorbals (1944) was a Christian allegory set in a modern Glasgow slum. Burra designed set and costumes.