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Entombment

Entombment

Maker
Designer (British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker (London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1876
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm.)
DescriptionTwo male figures support the nude body of the dead Christ. Figure at left, bearded, supports Christ's body under the arms, figure at right, clean-shaven, supports Christ's body under the knees. Door of tomb visible at extreme right.
Inscribedverso upper right in graphite: "327" verso center in graphite: "Entombment" [diagonal left to right]
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.2758
Entombment
Entombment
Unknown, British
ca. 1877
Object number: 2000.5.1898j
Illustrated manuscript of Genesis : second title page
Illustrated manuscript of Genesis : second title page
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.33
Illustration 1 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Satan Calling Up His Legions
Illustration 1 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Satan Calling Up His Legions
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.1
Entombment of Saint Catherine
Entombment of Saint Catherine
Unknown, British
1873
Object number: 2000.5.1900f
Illustration 8 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": The Creation of Eve
Illustration 8 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": The Creation of Eve
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.9
Illustration 3 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Old Dragon.
Illustration 3 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Old Dragon.
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.16
Illustration 3 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Christ Offers to Redeem Man
Illustration 3 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Christ Offers to Redeem Man
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.4
Illustration 1 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Descent of Peace
Illustration 1 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Descent of Peace
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.14
Illustrated manuscript of Genesis : The fourth and fifth days of Creation
Illustrated manuscript of Genesis : The fourth and fifth days of Creation
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.35
Illustration 7 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": The Rout of the Rebel Angels
Illustration 7 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": The Rout of the Rebel Angels
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.8
Illustration 11 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Michael Foretells the Crucifixion
Illustration 11 to Milton's "Paradise Lost": Michael Foretells the Crucifixion
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.12
Illustration 5 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Flight of Moloch
Illustration 5 to Milton's "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity": The Flight of Moloch
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.18