The Repose
Francesco Bartolozzi 21 Sep 1727 - 7 Mar 1815
Summary
Figure group by a tree in the centre foreground with townscape to the right background. There are more figures in the middle ground to the right. A female figure, the Virgin Mary, is facing forward with baby Jesus on her lap and holding her left hand out to handle an object offered by a winged figue kneeling to the right. Another winged figure stands behind her facing forward with its hands clasped and looking down at the child. A donkey stands to the right with barrells strapped to its sides. A bearded male figure holding a stick is situated to the left of the group. There are two winged figures in the sky in the top left corner. They are looking down at the scene below. A pheasant sat on a tree branch above the group of figures.
Object Name
The Repose
Creators Name
Date Created
1791
Dimensions
print: 25.5cm x 32.5cm
plate: 28.9cm x 34.6cm
support: 43.2cm x 53.8cm
accession number
1967.128.5
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
ink (brown)
