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Print made by James Basire the younger, 1769–1822, British, Vol. 6, Plate XXX: The Story, as it is Presumed, of Joab and Abner. The Martyrdom of the Mother and her Seven Sons, and the Sacrifice of Antiochus, 1842
- Title:
Vol. 6, Plate XXX: The Story, as it is Presumed, of Joab and Abner. The Martyrdom of the Mother and her Seven Sons, and the Sacrifice of Antiochus.
- Part Of:
Collective Title: "Vetusta Monumenta", Society of Antiquaries of London, 1747-1906
- Date:
- 1842
- Medium:
- Hand colored engraving on smooth, moderately thick, white wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 3/4 inches (38.4 × 55.2 cm), Plate: 14 3/8 × 19 1/8 inches (36.5 × 48.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center: "PLATE XXX"; upper right: "Vol VI"; upper center: "1"; center: "The story, as it is presumed of Joab and Abner"; center: "2"; lower center: "The Martyrdom of the Mother and her seven Sons, and the sacrifice of Antiochus"; lower center: "Published by the Society of Antiquariesof London, 1842"; lower right: "J Basire sc"; and lettered inside image, lower right, figures labeled
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.22586
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | religious and mythological subject
- Associated Places:
- City of Westminster | England | London | Palace of Westminster | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55140
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