Study for the Head of Christ for The Last Supper
J. Schmidt
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photograph on a card backing in a glazed, decorated wooden frame.
Measurements
315 x 400 mm
Order this imageCollection
Plas Yn Rhiw, Gwynedd
NT 647708
Summary
Print, engraving, Study for the Head of Christ for The Last Supper after Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452 - Amboise 1519). Frame floral moulding. Framers or shop label 'Camillo Passarelli, Roma'. Verso; 'This belonged to my dear friend Countess Gautier(?), and hung over her bed, and came from her daughter, this day Thursday April 27 1911 (Sunday April 23 1911). Published by 'J. Schmidt'.
Provenance
the property was given to the Trust as part of the Plas yn Rhiw estate between 1950 and 1966 by the Misses Eileen, Lorna and Honora Keating in memory of their parents, John William and Constance Annie Keating.
Marks and inscriptions
'This belonged to my dear friend Countess Gautier(?), and hung over her bed, and came from her daughter, this day Thursday April 27 1911 (Sunday April 23 1911) (verso)
Makers and roles
J. Schmidt, engraver and publisher after Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452 - Amboise 1519), artist