Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, Christ Descending into the Grave, 1808
- Title:
- Christ Descending into the Grave
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm), Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (36.2 × 29.2 cm), Plate: 11 × 8 inches (27.9 × 20.3 cm), Image: 9 × 4 7/8 inches (22.9 × 12.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper right: "P1."; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W.Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"; lower center: "Christ descending into the Grave. | Eternal King! whose potent Arm sustains | The Keys of Hell and Death. | London, Published May 1st. 1808. by Cadell & Davis, Strand."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1460
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- god | graves | key | portrait | religious and mythological subject
- Associated People:
- Jesus
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46351
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