Elevation of the Cross.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/2 x 9in. (29.2 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA large central image with three vignettes above and three below are grouped within a decorative frame. The central image shows a man wearing a loincloth and a crown of thorns nailed to a cross. Other men use ropes and a ladder to raise the cross on a high barren hill. A man wearing a helmet and a Roman military uniform stands at the right, holding a flag. Another man, wearing a cloak, is seated nearby. A woman and a crowd of people are in the middle distance. A walled city is in the background with hills or mountains beyond. The vignettes show three men, one of them holding a sceptre, and one of them kneeling before a woman holding a child; a woman kneeling in prayer and an angel appearing in a cloud; two men, one with a shepherd's crook, one kneeling before a baby in a manger with a man, woman and cow in a stable at the left; a woman kneeling before a man holding a shovel; a walled city with a domed church and a palm tree at the right; a man with a halo appearing among clouds.

Object number1987.216.6

InscribedOn recto, lithograhed title beneath image, "ELEVATION OF THE CROSS." Lithographed titles beneath vignettes: "Adoration of the Magi." "The Annunciation." "Adoration of the Shepherds." "Jesus and the Magdalen." "View of Jerusalem." "Transfiguration."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "EDAX / 4.00"; lower right, "Dwr 9 [crossed out] 61" accession number.

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