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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,0508.41
Description
Christ carrying the cross and the miracle of Veronica's sudarium; Christ carrying the Cross seen to right, St Veronica kneeling before him, holding up a cloth to wipe Christ's face; crowds of Roman soldiers seen behind. Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Johannes Wierix
School/style
Flemish
Production date
1602-1603
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
118 millimetres
Width:
82 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(83)
(Wierix)
Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1979 / Les Estampes des Wierix ... catalogue raisonné
(82)
Alvin 1866 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre des trois frères Jan, Jérome et Antoine Wierix
(313)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
new testament
road to calvary
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Veronica
Representation of:
St Simon of Cyrene
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev James John Heywood
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(sale 22-24.iv.1880/501)
Purchased through:
Goupil
Acquisition date
1880
Acquisition notes
The total for the acquisitions at the Heywood sale amounted to £71 16s 6d (1880,0508.1 to 60)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,0508.41