The marble font in St James's church, Piccadilly. Engraving by George Vertue, 1718, after Charles Woodfield, after Grinling Gibbons.

  • Gibbons, Grinling, 1648-1721.
Date:
1700-1799
Reference:
29733i
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Description

The stem is formed of the Tree of Knowldege with Adam and Eve and the serpent. Around the bowl are three cartouches showing Saint John the Baptist baptising Christ, Noah's ark, and Saint Philip baptising the eunuch. A carved angel lifts the lid

Publication/Creation

[London] : [publisher not identified]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 44.5 x 27.3 cm

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Lettering

Vas marmoreum sacro baptismati dicatum acroterio de aurato coronatum in ecclesia divi lacobi Westmonasterii. Car. Woodfield delim. Ex collectione S.G.; Opus Grinlini Gibbons aere jam perenniori sculpsit Georgius Vertue 1718.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 29733i

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