Presentation of a cross to the city of Arras by François Xavier Duplessis in March 1738. Engraving by N.J.B. de Poilly, ca. 1740.

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1740
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563383i
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Sick and needy people are praying to the Cross. Below right, a bishop in procession goes towards it. The 'Calvaire d'Arras' was first erected in 1677, then replaced with a new one in 1738 by François Xavier Duplessis S.J. Healing miracles were attributed to it, and it was represented in paintings and prints (including a series of engravings by N.J.B. de Poilly, of which the present print is one). This second Calvaire lasted until 1799, but its fame continued to be spread through prints in the 19th century (Notter, op. cit.)

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1740

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1 print : engraving ; image 34.4 x 20.9 cm

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Representation de la Croix miraculeuse plantée sur le rempart de la ville d'Arras le 19 Mars 1738 par les soins du R.P. François Xavier Duplessis de la compagnie de Jesus, et missionaire apostolique ... N.J.B. de Poilly sculp. Verses printed at foot of sheet: "O croix miraculeuse, où cette ame fidelle / Vient chercher le remède a son infirmité / Accablé sous le poids de mon iniquité, / Je viens comme elle à vous: guérissez moi comme elle."

References note

Annick Notter, 'La dévotion au Calvaire d'Arras et sa diffusion', Revue du Nord, 1992, parts 297-298, pp. 635-644

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Wellcome Collection 563383i

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