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Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725, British, St. John in the Wilderness, undated
- Title:
St. John in the Wilderness
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 3/16 × 8 9/16 inches (31 × 21.7 cm), Plate: 11 1/16 × 7 13/16 inches (28.1 × 19.8 cm), Image: 10 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (27.3 × 19.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "384"
Lettered, lower left: "B Lens fe: cum Privilegio Regis."; lettered, lower center: "St. John in the Wilderness."; lettered lower right: "E. Cooper exc:"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1004
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- barefoot | camel hair | cross (object) | crosses (motifs) | halos | John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff - early life of male saint | lamb | mountain | obedience | prophet | reed | religious and mythological subject | sitting | trees | vines | wilderness
- Associated People:
- St. John the Baptist
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22694
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