The baptism of Elizabeth
Artist
Eric Gill
(British, 1882 - 1940)
Date1937; pub. 1939
Mediumwood engraving
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 5 9/16 in. (22.5 × 14.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 5 9/16 in. (30.7 × 14.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Hillary Hanson
CultureBritish
Inscribedl.r. on sheet in pencil: 2016-90
PortfolioShakespeare's The History of King Henry VIII
Catalogue raisonnéJ.P. 930
Object numberPC2016.14.90
ClassificationsPrint Collection
Descriptioncurving leafy branches surrounding scene of bearded man in a mitre and white robes (a bishop?) striding forward holding a large shallow bowl in which sits a small nude woman holding a globus cruciger (orb and cross) and sceptre in either hand and wearing a crown; another man stands beneath robes of bishop hiding under them, wears black suit with striped pants and holds a book with a dollar ($) signThis record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1937; pub. 1939
c. 1723
1620 - 1640
ca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
ca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
