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Joseph Mécou (1771-1837)
The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant Baptist c.1791-1827
Stipple with etching | 43.1 x 33.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851049
Joseph Mécou (1771-1837)
The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant Baptist c.1791-1827
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A print reproducing (in reverse) the four principal figures from the so-called Holy Family of Francis I, a painting attributed to Raphael and his workshop (1518) now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.604). A photograph of the Holy Family of Francis I can be found at RCIN 851028.
Showing the the full-length Virgin supporting the Christ Child stepping out of His cradle; with the crouched St Elizabeth supporting the Young John the Baptist who clasps his hands in adoration on the right; in a landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Stipple with etching
Measurements
43.1 x 33.1 cm (sheet of paper)
32.5 x 24.5 cm (image)
42.9 x 31.2 cm (platemark)
Other number(s)
Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.79 A.XXXVIII.21Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 170-177, no. 62
Alternative title(s)
LA SAINTE FAMILLE AU BERCEAU.
