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St. Francis cleansing the leper

Print
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker

Lithograph titled 'St. Francis cleansing the leper'. Signed in pencil 'Arthur Boyd', and numbered '22-25'. St. Francis is shown holding the deformed leg of a naked leper, while pouring water over the leper's head.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSt. Francis cleansing the leper (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
'St. Francis cleansing the leper'. Print by Arthur Boyd (born 1920) from a set of 21 lithographs themed around St. Francis of Assisi, published in 1965. The edition was limited to 25 sets.
Physical description
Lithograph titled 'St. Francis cleansing the leper'. Signed in pencil 'Arthur Boyd', and numbered '22-25'. St. Francis is shown holding the deformed leg of a naked leper, while pouring water over the leper's head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 62.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Arthur Boyd' (Each signed in pencil)
  • '22-25' (Each numbered)
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.4935-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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