The Litany

Author Related author Anthony Sparrow British

1655

Not on view

Interior of a church with congregation kneeling, a priest at a prie-dieu before the altar with three steps. 1st state. Frontispiece to A. Sparrow's, A Rationale upon the Book of Common Prayer.

Artwork Details

Title: The Litany
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Author: Related author Anthony Sparrow (British, Depden, Suffolk 1612–1685 Norwich)
Date: 1655
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (12.9 × 7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.371
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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