Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

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<p>Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.57-60; Mark 15.46; Luke 23.53. John 19.38-42. Joseph of Arimathaea is the Hebraic figure bearing Christ on the left. Mary Magdalene holds Christ's hand; Nicodemus holds his feet. The figure in the top centre may be John the Evangelist. No figure is readily identifiable as the Virgin, though there are three women</p>

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Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868

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Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

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Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868

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Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

A prisoner sits in his cell and carves the Crucifixion in the wall with a nail. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.H. Wehnert.

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