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Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting

early 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting
  • Artist: Sir James Thornhill (British, Woolland, Dorset (?) 1675/76–1734 Stalbridge, Dorset)
  • Date: early 18th century
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over slight traces of black chalk
  • Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (36.8 x 19.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.248
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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