Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
The Virgin and Child [‘The Bridgewater Madonna’]
c.1643-1683Engraving with etching | RCIN 850909
An engraving reproducing (in reverse) the composition of the so-called ‘Bridgewater Madonna’, a painting by Raphael (c.1507) currently on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (inv. no.NGL 065.46) from the Duke of Sutherland Collection (see RCIN 850894).
Showing the seated Virgin looking at the Infant Christ who lies across on her lap, turning His head back and grasping her veil; in an interior.
Showing the seated Virgin looking at the Infant Christ who lies across on her lap, turning His head back and grasping her veil; in an interior.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
