Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856)
Study for the head of the Virgin published 1 May 1818
Etching with plate-tone | 37.7 x 25.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851299
A facsimile of a drawing by Raphael (c.1502-03) now in the British Museum, London (inv. no.1895,0915.611). Lettered with production details and title. The drawing is a study for the figure of the Virgin. A photograph of the drawing at RCIN 851298.
The print shows the head and shoulders of a veiled female figure, her head tilted down to the left and her eyes cast down.
The print shows the head and shoulders of a veiled female figure, her head tilted down to the left and her eyes cast down.
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Creator(s)
Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856) (etcher)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
William Young Ottley (1771-1836) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Blessed Virgin Mary -
37.7 x 25.7 cm (sheet of paper)
27.9 x 19.1 cm (image)
32.8 x 21.0 cm (platemark)
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The Madonna.
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Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.98 C.LIV.2
Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.142, no.35r
Catalogue of the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. v. P. Pouncey and J.A.Gere, Raphael and His Circle (1962); pp.4-5, no.3
Gere/Turner 1983 : J.A. Gere and Nicholas Turner, 1983. Drawings by Raphael from the Royal Library, the Ashmolean, the British Museum, Chatsworth and other English collections, London p.37, no.18
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