Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, Saint Anne, the infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth and Zacharias. Engraving by A.L. Romanet and E.F. Lignon after C. Le Brun.
- Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.
- Date:
- [between 1800 and 1809?]
- Reference:
- 2846734i
- Part of:
- Musée français.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Christ Child has fallen to sleep while seated in the Virgin's lap. Saint Anne prepares to recline him in bed. The Virgin and Elizabeth signal to John the Baptist to be quiet. On the right a cat sits contentedly under a brazier
Publication/Creation
[Paris] : [Robillard-Péronville et Laurent], [between 1800 and 1809?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 39 x 48.2 cm
Series
Lettering
Le silence. Peint par Charles Le Brun. Dessiné par Dubois. Commencé par Romanet, terminé par Lignon.
References note
Jacques Lethève and Françoise Gardey, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome quatorzième, Paris 1967, p.330, Lignon no. 3 ("Deux pl. dans le Musée français, 1803-1809 : Le Silence, d'après Lebrun, avec Romanet …")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2846734i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores