Studies of Figures in the Church of the Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Figure studies for WHH's painting 'The Miracle of Sacred Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem' (1892-99). Executed in Palestine, spring 1892, apparently during the actual ceremony of the Sacred Fire. Remounted in album WA2007.6.
Details
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Title
Studies of Figures in the Church of the Sepulchre, Jerusalem
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Artist/maker
William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910) -
Associated place
Jerusalem (place of creation) -
Date
1892 -
Material and technique
silverpoint on prepared paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
sheet 15.2 x 11.3 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased (Peter Brunt Bequest Fund) with the assistance of the Art Fund, and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 2006.
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Museum location
Museum department
Western Art
Accession no.
WA2007.6.130
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Further reading
Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), P143, D417
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