Tapestries
Tapestries
THOMAS HOLLOWAY (1748-1827)
The miraculous draught of fishes
1 June 1824Engraving with etching | 53.1 x 74.3 cm (platemark) | RCIN 853014
A print after the cartoon executed by Raphael and his workshop in 1515-16 for the tapestry of 'The Miraculous Draft of Fishes', one from a set of ten tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel. Lettered with titles, production details and dedication to the King by the three engravers.
The tapestry cartoon reproduced in this print is one of the seven that have survived; they are all part of the Royal Collection, and since 1865 are on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The ten original tapestries are housed in the Vatican Museums.
Creator(s)
Thomas Holloway (1748-1827) (printmaker)
Robert Slann (active 1820s) (printmaker)
T Webb (active 1824) (printmaker)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)
Thomas Holloway (1748-1827) (designer)
J Holloway, Junior (active 1824) (designer)
T. Holloway, R. Slann and T.S. Webb : Hampton Court (publisher)
53.1 x 74.3 cm (platemark)
THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES. NOLI TIMERE: EX HOC JAM HOMINES ERIS CAPIENS.
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Christ Calling the Apostles
- Christ-Miraculous Draught of Fishes
- Christ Calling the Apostles
- Public Life of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Fish
- Animals
- Zoology
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Tapestries
- Tapestry designs
- Tapestry cartoons of Raphael (Acts of the Apostles)
- Tapestry designs
- Tapestries
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.135, no.X.14 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
