The Ordinance of Baptism
George Baxter (Lewes 1804 - London 1867)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
287 mm (H)397 mm (W)530 mm (H)658 mm (W)20 mm (D)
Place of origin
Charterhouse Square
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 119911
Summary
Print; Lithograph - Long line of white clad Jamaicans being baptised in Ocean. Men on horses watch from the beach. Removed from frame 12.2.2008. Frame discarded.
Marks and inscriptions
THE ORDINANCE OF BAPTISM - As administered by missionaries connected with the Baptist Missionary Society to 135 persons near Brown's Town, Jamaica in 1842. At the express wish of many eminient Christian Philanthropists. This picture is printed in Oil colours and dedicated to the friends of Missions. By their obedient servant G. Baker (Inventor and Patentee of Oil Colour Printing). London. Published by G. Baker, 3 Charter House Square, October 1st, 1843. lower centre
Makers and roles
George Baxter (Lewes 1804 - London 1867), artist G. Baker, engraver and publisher