print
- Museum number
- 1855,0609.368
- Title
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Object: Le baptême de Notre Seigneur
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Series: Galerie du Palais Royal
- Description
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Baptism of Christ, after Albani: a landscape with at centre Christ standing in the river while St John the Baptist pours some water over his head; Christ is flanked by two angels; God, the Holy Spirit and angels observe from above; on the left, a seated country woman addresses her child whilst pointing to Christ, and three men converse behind a fence; with engraved text below. c.1786/1808
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1786-1808
- Dimensions
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Height: 418 millimetres
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Width: 272 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From 'Galerie du Palais Royal', a set published between 1786 and 1808; see 1837,0408.317 for comment.
The central group is very close to a painting by Albani which is now in the Hermitage (inv.29); see C. Puglisi, 'Francesco Albani', 1999, cat. 93.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1855
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1855,0609.368