print
- Museum number
- 1842,0806.109
- Description
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The Revelation of St John the Evangelist: St John sitting in a dream-like trance, with open book bearing the first line of his Gospel on his lap; at his feet, Satan falling into a pit; on the left, the symbols of the three other Evangelists holding open books behind an altar; in the upper part, a representation of the Trinity; the scene is flanked by a statue of Noah on the left, and by a statue of Abraham and Isaac on the right; tablet-shaped format. c.1555
Engraving
- Production date
- 1555
- Dimensions
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Height: 293 millimetres
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Width: 207 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The print has sometimes been included, along with the twenty-three plates illustrating the Apocalypse and some of (or all) the five other tablet-shaped plates, in the 'Apocalypse figurée', published in 1561.
Also see 'The Apocalypse, and the Shape of Things to come', London 199, cat. No.81.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1999/2000 Dec-Apr, London, BM, 'The Apocalypse', no.81
- Acquisition date
- 1842
- Acquisition notes
- 1842,0806.1 to 321 were all purchased from W & G Smith, who had acquired the collection of Joseph Harding, from whom they all came. The acquisition was recommended to the Trustees by Josi on 31 March and 29 April 1841, but only purchased in 1842.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1842,0806.109