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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
SL,5226.81
Description
Baptism of Christ; St John reaching out to touch the head of Christ who is standing in the river at left, two angels on the bank at right holding drapery Pen and grey and brown ink, with grey wash Watermark: fragment of a circle, with initial "R" below
Producer name
Attributed to:
Leonaert Bramer
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1611-1674
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
180 millimetres
Width:
142 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hind 1915-31 / Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
baptism of christ
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St John the Baptist (Prodromos)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
Acquisition date
1753
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
SL,5226.81
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
A,07.81