Drawing
c.1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Full size pen and pencil tracing from a fresco by an early Italian master.
A female saint holding a child saint in her arms. They are probably Madonna and child. They both have a halo behind their head. The female saint is leaning her head towards the child whilst the child is gripping her clothing near her shoulder.
A female saint holding a child saint in her arms. They are probably Madonna and child. They both have a halo behind their head. The female saint is leaning her head towards the child whilst the child is gripping her clothing near her shoulder.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and pencil tracing on paper |
| Brief description | Full-size tracing after a fresco by an early Italian master in an Italian church by Sir Austen Henry Layard. c.1850 |
| Physical description | Full size pen and pencil tracing from a fresco by an early Italian master. A female saint holding a child saint in her arms. They are probably Madonna and child. They both have a halo behind their head. The female saint is leaning her head towards the child whilst the child is gripping her clothing near her shoulder. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Copy |
| Credit line | Presented by Miss Enid Du Cane. |
| Object history | Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913. |
| Place depicted | |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2091-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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