Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
The baptism of Christ
c. 1857Albumen print? | RCIN 2864392
A photograph of a black chalk drawing in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (RCIN 990329) considered a copy after the fresco 'The Baptism of Christ' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the thirteenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 853639) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 38 (970598)
Creator(s)
After a work copying Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Attributed to Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Jesus Christ- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Baptism of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- New Testament
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London no.852
