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    CARL ERNST CHRISTOPH HESS (1755-1828)

    St Jerome

    c.1775-1818

    Engraving | 66.7 x 48.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851543

    A print after a painting wrongly attributed on plate to Raphael then housed in the Royal Gallery in Munich. Lettered with production details, dedication and dedicatee's coat of arms. With a as yet unidentified blind stamp at lower right.

    • Creator(s)

      Carl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755-1828) (engraver)

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

      Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria (1756-1825) (dedicatee)

      Carl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755-1828) (dedicator)

      Dominic Artaria (1765-1823) (dedicator)

      Subject(s)

      Saint Jerome (c. 347-420)

    • 66.7 x 48.8 cm (sheet of paper)

      39.5 x 28.8 cm (image)

      45.1 x 31.1 cm (platemark)

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

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Biological sciences
          • Zoology
            • Animals
              • Mammals
                • Carnivorous mammals
                  • Felines
                    • Lions
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Medical sciences
          • Anatomy
            • Skull
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • prints
    • Other number(s)

      Ruland p.116 B.IX.1

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