Portal figure, Christ Blessing, Rheims Cathedral
M. Le Seig
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
340 x 250 mm; 430 mm (Height); 320 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Rheims
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286249.1
Summary
A sepia, much overpainted photograph (a), of a carved portal figure of Christ Blessing at Rheims Cathedral. Fully forntal figure, holdong a sphere in his left hand, his right hand raised in blessing. He stands on a carved base with a canopy of Gothic arches above him. Drawn from a photograph. Originally mounted on a larger sheet of paper, also washed with sepia and in a gilt frame (b)
Makers and roles
M. Le Seig, photographer