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Object Type
print
Museum number
1844,0511.16
Description
The Christ child standing on a table, being held by the Virgin; St John holding his staff to left; a bowl of soup in the foreground; after Baroccio. Mezzotint printed in colours from three plates.
Producer name
Print made by:
Jakob Christoph Le Blon
After:
Federico Barocci
School/style
German
Production date
1700-1732
(c)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
colour
Dimensions
Height:
560 millimetres
Width:
426 millimetres
(sheet size)
Curator's comments
The veil coloured by hand in white, the band along the lower edge coloured by hand in black.
Bibliographic references
Singer 1901 / Jakob Christoffel Le Blon
(11)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(11)
(Dutch and Flemish)
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(13)
(Le Blon)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1987/8 Nov-Feb, V&A, 'The Image Multiplied'
Subjects
virgin and child
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St John the Baptist (Prodromos)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Walter Benjamin Tiffin
Acquisition date
1844
Acquisition notes
The group of prints purchased from W B Tiffin, 1844,0511.1 to 21, cost a total of £94 2s 6d. Individual prices are entered when recorded.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1844,0511.16