Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813, Britishafter Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)Published by V. Green & Son, 1739–1813, British
Title:
The Three Marys Going to the Sepulchre
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/16 x 9 5/8 inches (46.9 x 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "e/t"; on back, lower right: "4/"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14489
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
walking | meteorology | science | women | travel | mourning | sadness | sepulcher | tomb | cloaks | urns | jars | weeping | the holy women (the three Marys) on their way to or at the tomb, to anoint Christ's body | ointments | religious and mythological subject | clouds | storm