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The Virgin and Child [‘The Large Cowper Madonna’] published 1857
Albumen print | 34.9 x 30.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850811
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A photograph of Raphael's so-called Large Cowper Madonna by Raphael (1508) when in the collection of the Earl Cowper, Penshanger. The painting is now in the National Gallery, Washington DC (inv. no.25). Plate no.15 from an unidentified set.
Showing the seated Virgin holding the Child Christ on her lap, who grasps His mother’s bodice while looking at the viewer.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
34.9 x 30.1 cm (sheet of paper)
18.0 x 12.4 cm (image)
33.7 x 29.0 cm (platemark)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 272-276, no. 39
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