Image

Robert Strange

The Sleeping Christ

Description

Maker

Robert Strange (British, 1721-1792), designer
Anthonie van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641), painter

Title

The Sleeping Christ

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

35.6 x 39.3 cm (14 x 15 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:inscribed in pencil in LR:R Strange pair; inscribed in LL:...Christ by MurilloVerso:inscribed in pencil in LL of plate:4690./hs 2pl /Pair 52; inscribed in LL corner of sheet:Le Blanc 11/Apell 9I

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Identification

State

i

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.179

Type

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Tombstone

Robert Strange (British, 1721-1792), designer
Anthonie van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641), painter
The Sleeping Christ, 1700s
engraving
35.6 x 39.3 cm (14 x 15 1/2 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.179

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