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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0414.235
Description: St Christopher; the saint wades through a river, carrying the infant Christ on his shoulders; he holds on to a tree l Woodcut with hand-colouring
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1450-1500
Materials
Technique: woodcut; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 35 millimetres; Width: 28 millimetres
Curator's comments: Part of a series, described by Schreiber under No. 1096 Mounted with Schr. 1420 (1845,0724.4.f)
Bibliographic references: Schreiber 1926-1930 / Handbuch der Holz- und Metalschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts (1378); Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (A.78)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: St Christopher; Representation of: Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Previous owner
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: 1860,0414.235

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