The Holy Family
John Graham Gilbert (Glasgow 1794 - Glasgow 1866)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1866
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2032 x 1651 mm (80 x 65 in)
Place of origin
Scotland
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire (Accredited Museum)
NT 343182
Summary
Oil painting on canvas with an arched top, The Holy Family by John Graham Gilbert (Glasgow 1794 - Glasgow 1866), signed 'J. Gilbert Dec. 18...'. An interior scene with the Virgin Mary kneeling on the left clothed in a blue mantel with a red robe underneath and a white head covering, her hands held together in prayer, the Christ child swaddled in white lying in a crib filled with straw at the centre and Saint Joseph kneeling to the right, his hands held aloft in an expression of awe. He wears a purple robe with a brown cloak. A light-filled opening framed with clouds hangs above the group. There is a multi-paned window in the wall at the far left through which the moon and clouds can be seen.
Provenance
Acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980
Credit line
Baddesley Clinton, The Ferrers Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980)
Marks and inscriptions
Glory be to God (below)
Makers and roles
John Graham Gilbert (Glasgow 1794 - Glasgow 1866), artist