Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): people queuing in Vienna Cathedral to kiss the image of the Virgin. Etching by G.R. Lewis, 1822.

  • Lewis, George Robert, 1782-1871.
Date:
1822
Reference:
10279i
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"I was struck by the intensity of religious feeling in the whole group, and with the varied character in which this was expressed. Each person present devoutly kissed the glass of a frame containing a very bad print of the Virgin and Child."--Lewis, op. cit. p. 13

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London : published for the author, 1822.

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1 print

Lettering

Vienna. Salutation of the print of the Virgin, in the Cathedral. Salutation de l'image de la Vierge dans la Cathedrale. G.L. del et sc.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 10279i

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