Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in prayer, holding a skull. Engraving by Alphonse Charles Masson, 1849, after Francisco Zurbarán.

  • Zurbarán, Francisco de, 1598-1664.
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[1849]
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29802i
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view Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in prayer, holding a skull. Engraving by Alphonse Charles Masson, 1849, after Francisco Zurbarán.

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Saint Francis of Assisi kneeling in prayer, holding a skull. Engraving by Alphonse Charles Masson, 1849, after Francisco Zurbarán. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Paris?] : [publisher not identified], [1849]

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1 print : engraving, printed in colour, with etching ; platemark 38.5 x 24.9 cm

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References note

Neil Maclaren, National gallery catalogues: the Spanish school, London 1970, pp. 137-138 ("Engraved by Alphonse Masson (before 1854)")
Tiziana Frati, L'opera completa di Zurbarán, Milan 1973, no. 169, pp. 99-100 ("Il tema venne riproposto da vari artisti ... in particolare, una acquaforte di Alphonse Masson, 1849")

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Wellcome Collection 29802i

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After: a painting acquired in Spain for King Louis Philippe of France, exhibited in the Galerie Espagnole at the Louvre 1838-1848, and bought in 1853 for the National Gallery, London

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