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Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
The Virgin and Child c.1767-1815
Etching | 19.9 x 14.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851280
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A print after a drawing by Raphael (c.1512) now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.202); reproduced in reverse with the addition of a curtain and a window. Signed with monogram at lower right. A photograph of Rapahels' drawing can be found at RCIN 851278.
The print shows the full-length Virgin, seated on a chair, in profile to the left, embracing the Young Christ who stands next to her with His right hand resting on His head.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
19.9 x 14.3 cm (sheet of paper)
18.4 x 13.4 cm (platemark)
Markings
annotation: 282 [front, lower centre, in pencil]