Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), St. Nil, 1762
- Title:
- St. Nil
- Additional Title(s):
S. Nilus a D. N. I. C.
St. Nil before Our Lord Jesus Christ
Saint Nil- Date:
- 1762
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 9/16 x 12 15/16 inches (49.7 x 32.8 cm), Plate: 17 7/8 x 9 15/16 inches (45.4 x 25.3 cm), Image: 16 7/16 x 8 15/16 inches (41.8 x 22.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "(IR31/278) Iner 1964"
Lettered, upper right: "II."; lower left: "Dom. Zampieri pinx."; lower center: "S. Nilus a D. N. I. C. Crucifixo ipsi apparente benedicitur, et ab impuris tenta= | tionibus prorsus liberatur | N. Vanni del."; lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Sc."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.538
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | blessing | Christianity | cloak | costume | cross (motif) | crucifix | death | gesture | halos | kneeling | nails | portrait | prayer | praying | religious and mythological subject | religious symbolism | robe | saint | St. Nil (c. 1433-1508) | trees | worship
- Associated People:
- Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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