print
- Museum number
- 1860,0414.131
- Description
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The entombment of Christ who is being held on a cloth by two man, a woman in the background throw up her arms. 1538
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1538
- Dimensions
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Height: 235 millimetres
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Width: 176 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- For comment see 1927,0614.133.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1860
- Acquisition notes
- The 255 woodcuts came from a group of 500 that was offered by Colnaghi for £500 (see Carpenter's report dated 21 March 1860). According to the register these came from the collection of William Russell. Carpenter proposed making a selection of those that the BM lacked; this was first declined by Colnaghi's, but was later accepted (see his later report dated 11 April). The final selection of 255 prints cost 300 guineas. Nos.312 to 327 were Japanese colour prints - almost the earliest to enter the BM collection.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1860,0414.131
