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Print

c.1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An engraving for a cartouche design depicting a group of monks praying at a the bedside of a sick man. In the foreground on the opposite side of the bed stands an animalistic representation of the devil.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, one of seven designs for ornamental cartouches, containing incidents from the lives of saints and scenes of piety, engraving, Netherlands, c. 1600
Physical description
An engraving for a cartouche design depicting a group of monks praying at a the bedside of a sick man. In the foreground on the opposite side of the bed stands an animalistic representation of the devil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.125in
  • Width: 1.8125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Credit line
From the Collection of Julian Marshall
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Accession number
E.369-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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