The Executioner Placing the Head of John the Baptist on a Platter (Décolation de St. Jean Baptiste)
Maker
After
(artist)
1575-1642
(intermediary draughtsman)
1743-after 1810 (Life dates)
(printmaker)
1724-1801
(artist)
1575-1642
(intermediary draughtsman)
1743-after 1810 (Life dates)
(printmaker)
1724-1801
Title
The Executioner Placing the Head of John the Baptist on a Platter (Décolation de St. Jean Baptiste)
Date of Production
1786 - 1808
Medium
printed in black
etching and engraving
etching and engraving
Dimensions
Height: 41.9 cm
Width: 29 cm
Width: 29 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6987.303
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Literature
Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 469
Fig. p. no. 469
Inscriptions
Inscription: Peint par Guido Reni. //
Inscription: Guido RENI / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 / Cf. drawing of single female figure by Picart after Reni (? Sketch for Salome) //
Inscription: Dessiné par Borel. / DECOLATION DE ST. JEAN BAPTISTE. / De la Galerie du Palais Royal. / ÉCOLE DE LOMARDIE. / V.E TABLEAU DE GUIDO RENI. //
Inscription: Gravé par N. le Mire. //
Inscription: Guido RENI / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 / Cf. drawing of single female figure by Picart after Reni (? Sketch for Salome) //
Inscription: Dessiné par Borel. / DECOLATION DE ST. JEAN BAPTISTE. / De la Galerie du Palais Royal. / ÉCOLE DE LOMARDIE. / V.E TABLEAU DE GUIDO RENI. //
Inscription: Gravé par N. le Mire. //
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