- Museum number
- 1846,0918.6
- Description
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The stripping of Christ, after Holbein the Younger; Christ kneeling on the cross, the crown of thorns nearby, soldiers pulling off his clothes, others behind with spears and weapons, Pontius Pilate looking on at left, framed by columns
Offset from a pen and black ink drawing
- Production date
- 1572-1576 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 397 millimetres
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Width: 301 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- For a discussion of the series of offsets to which this belongs, and the originals from which they are derived, see 1846,0918.1. A drawn copy (35.4 x 25.6 cm) in the same direction as the original in Basel (inv. no. 1662.119) is at Munich (Graphische Sammlung, inv. no. 6572).
Literature from J.Rowlands, 'Drawings by German Artists in the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum' 1993, no.314: 'Sandrart, Teutsche Academie, pp. 102, 333; Lawrence Inventory, no. 32, case 6, drawer 4, or case 7, drawer 3; Waagen, Treasures, i, p. 236; BM Guide, 1862 (1867), p. 6, no. 6; Woltmann, i, pp. 172-3, ii, pp. 56, 133, no. 182; LB, ii, p. 328, no. 6; Basel, Holbein, p. 262, under no. 293'
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1862(67), BM London, Guide Drawing&Prints, King’s Library, no. 6
2007 Mar-Apr, BM Easter Passion exhibition
- Acquisition date
- 1846
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1846,0918.6
