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Object Type
print
Museum number
1895,0915.96
Description
Head of Christ, crowned with thorns Engraving, a modern impression from the original plate
Producer name
Print made by:
Giovanni Pietro da Birago
School/style
Italian
Production date
1490-1515
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
181 millimetres
Width:
143 millimetres
Curator's comments
Hind did not know any early impression, and was uncertain of the attribution.
Bibliographic references
Hind 1938-48 / Early Italian Engraving, a critical catalogue
(6)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Col John Wingfield Malcolm
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Malcolm of Poltalloch
Acquisition date
1895
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1895,0915.96