Jesus Meets His Mother.

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

Date1846-1847

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 15/16 x 7 7/8in. (25.2 x 20cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA man with a beard and mustache stoops beneath the weight of a large cross which he bears on his right shoulder. He wears a long robe and a crown of thorns. His head is surrounded by a halo. He is barefoot. A rope tied around his waist is held by a man at the far left, wearing a tunic, cloak, and high-laced sandals. A woman at the right has her hands clasped at her breast. She wears a long cloak or shawl over her head and has sandals on her feet. Two additional bearded men stand in the background. One wears a turban. The other wears a helmet and carries a staff or standard.

Object number1950.202.113

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER. / 'Woman behold your son.' On stone, upper center, "Passion 4th." Lower left, in pencil, "85".

On verso, lower left, in blue pencil, "Print / Box 5 / #21" In pencil: upper right, "Dwr 9 [crossed out] 61"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 9 [crossed out] 61".

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