A meal in a refectory in Switzerland: friars ostentatiously say grace, while travellers at another table listen. Wood engraving by R. Brend'amour, 1878.

  • Brend'amour, R. (Richard), 1831-1915.
Date:
April 27 1878
Reference:
2823152i
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Description

On the left is a reproduction of the last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Right, a crumpled front page of the Luzern Catholic newspaper Vaterland, implying a Swiss setting

Publication/Creation

[London?] : [The pictorial world], April 27 1878.

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving ; image 30.8 x 48.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

R. Brend'amour X.A. ... Lettering after "R. Brend'amour X.A." is indistinct. "X.A." stands for Xylographische Anstalt

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2823152i

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