Jan van Somer (c. 1645-99)
Holy Family with the Infant Baptist c.1650-1699
Mezzotint | 24.1 x 23.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851181
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A print after a painting erroneously attributed on plate to Raphael. Ruland (1876) catalogued the painting as being then in Spain.
The print shows the full-length seated Virgin supporting the naked Christ Child and looking at St Joseph who sits at her right, with the Infant Baptist holding a cross-staff and kneeling down at right; in a landscape.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
(mezzotinter)After a work previously attributed to (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
24.1 x 23.9 cm (sheet of paper)
24.0 x 24.0 cm (platemark)
