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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

FÉRÉOL DE BONNEMAISON (1770-1827)

Set of prints after 'La Perla'

published 1818

Crayon-manner | RCIN 851005

A set of three prints reproducing details from the so-called La Perla, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.301) generally attributed to Giulio Romano (c.1518-19), possibly after a design by Raphael. A photograph of the painting can be found in the Raphael Collection (RCIN 851004). Published in Suite d'études calquées et dessinées d'après cinq tableaux de Raphael, Paris 1818.
  • Creator(s)

    Féréol de Bonnemaison (1770-1827) (director)

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Raphael. The Pursuit of Perfection 1994 : Raphael. The Pursuit of Perfection, National Galleries of Scotland, 1994 fn 4, p.73, under no. 29 (entry by A. Weston-Lewis)

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.76 A.XXXVII.4-6