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The Descent from the Cross: P.15070-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Descent from the Cross
The Deposition

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pether, William
Publisher: Diemar, Emanuel Mathias
Draughtsman: Diemar, Benjamin (After)
Painter: Daniele da Volterra (After)

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Description

The dead Christ is supported by Mary Magdalene to the right and a bearded, male figure, probably Joseph of Arimathea, who are preparing to wrap the body in a cloth shroud. The Virgin Mary stands to the right, her hands held together in prayer. The two Marys stand behind her. Saint John the Baptist stands at the centre, the ladder up to the cross visible in the background. In the background to the left, a helmeted Roman soldier stands with a male figure wearing a turban, possibly Nicodemus and another bearded man. Christ's crown of thorns and the crucifixion nails lie on the ground in the left foreground.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich, 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

18th Century#
Production date: Oct-01 AD 1783

Note

Mezzotint. Closed-letter state. Artists' names engraved in italics below the image at left, centre and right: 'Daniel da Volterra pinxt:'; 'B: Diemar delint:'; 'W. Pether sculpt:'. A dedication to the Earl of Carlisle below: 'To the Right Hon.ble the EARL of CARLISLE &c: &c: this Plate engraved from a Capital-Painting by Daniel da Volterra, / the Gift of His LORDSHIP as an Altar Piece for KING'S-COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE, / is humbly inscribed by his Lordship's most obedient Servant. B: Diemar'. Publication details at lower centre: 'Publish'd by E: M: Diemar, No: 377, Strand, Oct:r 1:st 1783.'. Inscribed in pen and ink in the margins at upper right: '55' and in orange chalk at lower right: 'Kerrich Esq ...'. Inscribed in graphite in the margins at lower right: 'N.18' [Nagler reference]. A Deposition thought to be by Daniele da Volterra from the collection of the Duc d'Orleans was presented to King's College Chapel, Cambridge in 1780 by Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825).

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15070-R
Primary reference Number: 240101
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 18 ('Die Kreuzabnehmung, nach Daniel da Volterra, p.172)
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 9 January 2020 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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