print
- Museum number
- 1860,0414.162
- Description
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A woman kneeling at left, a young man beside her helping her to her feet, in the background is a ship and the promintory of an island
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1510-1540
- Dimensions
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Height: 211 millimetres
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Width: 152 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is one of a series of five prints of an unidentified classical/mythological subejct. The story seems to revolve around a young woman who is saved, assisted then martyred. The figures and style seems to be north Italian, probably Venetian. All prints carry the same floral motif which seems to be part of the artist's monogram and a number.
- 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
- 1860,0414.162
