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Print made by Prince Rupert, 1619–1682, British, The Great Executioner, 1658
- Title:
The Great Executioner
- Date:
- 1658
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 25 1/8 × 17 1/2 inches (63.8 × 44.5 cm), Image: 23 7/8 × 17 3/8 inches (60.6 × 44.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Sp In RuPoP FECIT"; lettered, lower right: "FRA[?]CO[F]URTI ANO 1658 M. APR"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.23
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- execution | executioner | head | holding | martyr | New Testament | reed | religious and mythological subject | sword | the beheading of John the Baptist | the cross ~ symbols of Christ
- Associated People:
- St. John the Baptist
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21910
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