Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting

1700·Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over slight traces of black chalk·sheet: 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (36.8 x 19.1 cm)

Rogers Fund, 1962

Catalogue

Year: 1700
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over slight traces of black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (36.8 x 19.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Sir James Thornhill

Artist

Sir James Thornhill

Sir James Thornhill was an English painter of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition. He was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, the paintings on the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and works at Hampton Court Palace, Chatsworth House and Wimpole Hall.

Dorset, UK

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