| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Thomas Landseer |
| Published | Thos. Landseer [c.1830] |
| Dimensions | Image 231 x 177 mm, Sheet 260 x 200 mm |
| Notes |
A rough cartoon, probably intended as one in a series of illustrations for an unknown publication. At the centre of the scene, a young woman with a rosary gazes in beatific adoration at the image of Christ bearing the cross. The figure of Christ, bearded with eyes downcast, is wreathed in smoke, and illuminated by beams of light which stream from a window behind the young woman. On either side of the chapel is a niche holding votive statues of female saints. At the young woman's feet, an older woman with dishevelled hair and clothing shields her face from the image of Christ, though it is unclear whether this is due to fear or religious awe. Thomas Landseer (1793/94 - 1880) was a draughtsman, engraver and painter. He is best-known for his engravings and etchings of paintings by his youngest brother Edwin Landseer. Born in London, the eldest of fourteen children, Landseer was taught artistic techniques by his father, the engraver John Landseer. He then studied under the painter Benjamin Robert Haydon. He began etching aged fourteen, copying his brother's drawings; and continued to make etched copies of Edwin's works in later life. He produced satirical etchings for Monkeyana, or, Men in Miniature (1827), and dedicated his Characteristic Sketches of Animals (1832) to the Zoological Society. He also produced illustrations for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Devil's Walk (1831). He exhibited paintings at the British Institution and the Royal Academy, and was elected an Associate of the latter in 1867. Condition: Trimmed within the plate and through the publication line. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 36184 |