Joseph Karel de Meulemeester (Bruges 1771-Rome 1836)
The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion'] c.1791-1826
Engraving with etching | 40.2 x 32.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851162
![The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion']](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/e/7/743716-1521458383.jpg?itok=4R6lRAZm "The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna with the Green Cushion']")
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A print after the so-called Madonna of the Green Cushion, a painting by Andrea Solario currently housed in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.673). Lettered with title and production details.
Showing the half-length Virgin breast-feeding the Christ Child who rests on a cushion placed on a plinth; the figures are set against a landscape background.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
Engraving with etching
Measurements
40.2 x 32.4 cm (sheet of paper)
33.3 x 26.2 cm (image)
38.6 cm (Height) (platemark)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
LA VIERGE D'ANDREA SOLARI.
