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The Prayer (Infant Samuel)

Print
1854 (published)
Artist/Maker
Baxter, George (print-maker)
Joshua Reynolds (artist)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Baxterotype depicting a young boy, with shoulder length curly hair, kneeling on the ground holding his hands in prayer.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Children & Childhood
Object type
Print
TitleThe Prayer (Infant Samuel) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxterotype
Paper
Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description
Print by George Baxter after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 'The Prayer (Infant Samuel)' Baxterotype, England, 1854
Physical description
Baxterotype depicting a young boy, with shoulder length curly hair, kneeling on the ground holding his hands in prayer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.125in
  • Width: 4.3125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Victorian
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Child
Prayer
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 256
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2939-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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