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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1845,1223.3
Description
Allegory of the soul, after Zurbarán; young shepherdess standing whole-length, with broad brimmed straw hat and embroidered bag, holding a book-prayer in her left hand and a pike in her left, with which she stabs a dragon lying in the background. 1794 Engraving, printed on laid paper
Producer name
Print made by:
Bartolomé Vázquez
After:
Francisco de Zurbarán
Intermediary draughtsman:
León Bueno
School/style
Spanish
Production date
1794
Production place
Published in:
Madrid (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
580 millimetres
Width:
380 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The original painting was in the Royal Palace, Madrid in 1794.
Bibliographic references
Páez 1981-85 / Repertorio de Grabados Españoles en la Biblioteca Nacional
(2210.24)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
Associated names
Associated with:
Michelangelo da Caravaggio
Associated with:
Philip IV, King of Spain
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Hookham Carpenter
Acquisition date
1845
Acquisition notes
The group of prints was purchased by W H Carpenter against a refund from the Trustees.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1845,1223.3