Pope Pius IX.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (30.3 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 9 15/16in. (34.9 x 25.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a man wearing ecclesiastical vestments, trimmed with embroidery and lace, and including a cope and a cap, sits in an armchair or throne. His hand is raised in a gesture of blessing. Fringed drapery is in the background.

Object number2001.97.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "POPE PIUS IX. / THE GREAT APOSTLE OF THE PEOPLES RIGHTS."
On verso, inscribed in pencil: lengthy mathematical calculations beginning with 14 x 10; accession number, lower right.

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