The Virgin Mary, immaculately conceived, descends from heaven, a sickle moon beneath her feet. Engraving by F-E-A. Bridoux, 1845, after B.E. Murillo, ca. 1650.

  • Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, 1617-1682.
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Pub.d the 15th of Jan.y 1845
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21524i
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The Virgin Mary, immaculately conceived, descends from heaven, a sickle moon beneath her feet. Engraving by F-E-A. Bridoux, 1845, after B.E. Murillo, ca. 1650. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The angels at the feet of the Virgin hold palms, olive branches and lilies

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Paris (Boulevart Montmartre 15. et rue de Lauery 7) ; London (23 Berners St. Oxford St.) : Goupil et Vibert editeurs, Pub.d the 15th of Jan.y 1845 (Imp. de Bougeard)

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 60.2 x 45.1 cm

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La conception. Le tableau orig.al de même grandeur est au Musée Royal du Louvre. Peint par Esteban Murillo vers 1650. Dessiné et gravé par A. Bridoux 1845

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Jean Laran and Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome troisième, Paris 1942, p. 433, Bridoux no. 2 ("... La Conception... d'apr. Murillo, chez Goupil et Vibert, S[alon] 1845. …")

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