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Thomas Fairland (c. 1804-1852)
The Virgin and Child 1843
Lithograph | 77.3 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850846
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A lithographic facsimile of a cartoon by Raphael (c.1509-11) now in the British Museum, London (inv. no.1894,0721.1), executed for the so-called Mackintosh Madonna, a painting now in the National Gallery, London (inv. no.NG 2069). In Ruland's Raphael Collection catalogue (1876), the cartoon was described as being then in the possession of Col. Sterling (of Glentyan).
Showing the half-length seated figure of the Virgin supporting the Christ Child with both hands, who stands on a parapet while putting His arm around His mother’s neck and looking to the right.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Lithograph
Measurements
77.3 x 58.2 cm (sheet of paper)
73.0 x 54.0 cm (image)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Italian Drawings [...] British Museum: Raphael and his circle: catalogue, 1962 / Philip Pouncey and J.A. Gere, London pp. 22-23, no. 26
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 202, no. 277
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 77-81, no. 49
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