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After Raphael (1483-1520)
The Virgin and Child c.1853-76
Albumen print | 15.8 x 12.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851278
After Raphael (1483-1520)
The Virgin and Child c.1853-76
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A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1512) now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.202). The composition was engraved in the same direction by an anonymous engraver associated with the school of Marcantonio Raimondi, with the addition of a curtain and a window. For an impression of the engraving, see RCIN 851277.
The photograph shows the full-length Virgin, seated on a chair, in profile to the right, embracing the Young Christ who stands next to her with His left hand resting on His head.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
15.8 x 12.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.213, no.319
