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- Title:
The Temptation of Christ
- Date:
- ca. 1796
- Medium:
- Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (14 x 16.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper left: "EX" in graphite, upper left: "224"; upper center: "La [...] Christ"; in pen and blue ink, upper right: "626"
Oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541); circular collector's mark, verso: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4542)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.196
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- Bible | history | religious and mythological subject | temptation
- Associated People:
- Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
- 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:6594
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