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George Romney, 1734–1802, British, The Temptation of Christ, undated
- Title:
The Temptation of Christ
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches (12.1 x 17.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "[...]"
Oval collector's mark: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4541); circular collector's mark, verso: Xavier Haas (Lugt 4542)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.258
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dark | religious and mythological subject | temptation
- Associated People:
- Jesus Christ (7-2 BC/BCE to 30-36 AD/CE)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6659
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Suzanne E. May, " Sublime and infernal reveries " : George Romney and the creation of an eighteenth-century history painter, Thesis (Ph.D.) -- John Moores University, Liverpool, 2007 , British Thesis Service, Boston Spa, Wetherby, April 2007, v. 1, p. 197, v.2, fig. 201, NJ18.R65 M39 2007A OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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