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Object Type
Museum number: 1845,1223.6
Title: Object: Aparición de la Virgen a San Bernardo; Series: Colección Real de Pintura
Description: Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard, after Murillo; St Bernard in his studio, receiving milk from the Virgin Mary at r, Christ child in her arms; angels and clouds above. c.1789/1800. Etching and engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Francisco Muntaner; After: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo; Intermediary draughtsman: León Bueno
School/style
Production date: 1789-1800 (c)
Production place: Published in: Madrid (city)
Materials
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 650 millimetres; Width: 492 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Published by the Compañía para el grabado de los cuadros de los Reales Palacios [Society for the Engraving of Paintings in the Royal Collection] created under the Count of Floridablanca's protection in 1789; active until c.1800
Bibliographic references: Páez 1981-85 / Repertorio de Grabados Españoles en la Biblioteca Nacional (1458.25); Prado 1992 / Museo del Prado, catalogo de estampas (1162)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: christian saint/martyr; virgin and child with saints
Associated names: Representation of: St Bernard of Clairvaux; Associated with: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Acquisition name
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: 1845,1223.6

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