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Object Type
print
Museum number
1982,U.873.4
Title
Object:
Mary Anointing the Feet of Our Saviour
Series:
Six Compositions from the Life of Christ
Description
Christ sitting on the left, St Mary Magdalene kneeling on the ground beside, wiping Christ's feet with her hair, alabaster box in front of her, Pharisees and disciples on the right sitting at table, servants whispering at extreme right; after Frederick Richard Pickersgill. 1850 Wood-engraving with letterpress
Producer name
After:
Frederick Richard Pickersgill
Block cut by:
Dalziel Brothers
Printed by:
Robson, Levey, and Franklyn
Published by:
Chapman & Hall
Published by:
John Menzies
Published by:
Thomas Murray
Published by:
James McGlashan
Published by:
National Society
School/style
British
Production date
1850
Production place
Printed in:
London (England)
Published in:
London (England)
Published in:
Edinburgh
Published in:
Glasgow
Published in:
Dublin (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
wood-engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
227 millimetres
(image)
Width:
328 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See comment in 1982,U.873.1 for series and production detail.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
new testament
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Mary Magdalene
Representation of:
Apostles
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eliza Cruikshank
(L.470)
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George Cruikshank
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1982,U.873.4
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1891,1116.179