print
- 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
- Production date
- 1450-1500
- Dimensions
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Height: 35 millimetres
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Width: 28 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Part of a series, described by Schreiber under No. 1096
Mounted with Schr. 1420 (1845,0724.4.f)
- 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
- 1860,0414.235
