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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

ADAM VON BARTSCH (1757-1821)

The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist

c.1777-1811

Etching | 35.0 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850807

A facsimile etching of a drawing attributed on plate to Raphael, catalogued by Ruland (1876) as being then in the collection of Mynheer de Vos at Amsterdam. Lettered with production details.
  • Creator(s)

    Adam von Bartsch (1757-1821) (etcher)

    After a work previously attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

  • 35.0 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper)

    29.3 x 20.6 cm (image)

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

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Devotional Images of Christ
            • Virgin & Child
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 157-263, no. 35

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.65 A.XIX.12