print
- Museum number
- 1959,1201.8
- Description
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St John the Baptist on the banks of the Jordan, presenting a cup of water to a man kneeling before him; more figures gathered on the right, among whom a man apparently drying his hair with a towel; on the left, the river, with man on boat; circular composition
Etching
- Production date
- 1635-1650 (c)
- Dimensions
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Height: 136 millimetres
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Width: 131 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From a series of eleven plates executed by Jean Lepautre and originally published by Leblond. According to Mariette they are to be placed in the early days of Lepautre's career.
This impression is from a later edition of the set.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1959
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1959,1201.8