Saint James the Great: the Virgin appears to him on a pillar by the river Ebro. Engraving attributed to A. Boilly, 1827, after Dubois after N. Poussin.
- Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.
- Date:
- 1827
- Reference:
- 5602i
- Part of:
- Galerie du Musée de France.
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The Virgin is said to have appeared to Saint James the Great on top of a pillar on the banks of the river Ebro. The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) was built on the site in Zaragoza
Publication/Creation
1827
Physical description
1 print : engraving
Lettering
Saint Jacques le Majeur. Poussin, Ecole franç.se. Dessiné par Dubois. Gravé par Boilly.
Bears number: No. 25
Creator/production credits
Attributed in the Inventaire du fonds français, loc. cit., to Alphonse Boilly (1801-1864), youngest son of Louis Boilly. The draughtsman may be (Léon) Jean-Joseph Dubois (1780-1846)
References note
Jean Laran and Jean Adhémar, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome III, Paris 1942, pp. 40-41, no. 12 ("Saint Jacques le Majeur sur les bords de l'Ebre, d'apr. Poussin, deux états et le dessin original de Dubois, dans le Musée royal de France, chez Mme Filhol, 1827. Réimpr. dans la Galerie du Musée de France, de Filhol, ibid., t. XI, 1828 (pl. 25)")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 5602i
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