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The image shows a person standing in a side profile. The figure is upright, facing left, holding a cross with both hands, and a rolled parchment is tucked between the arm and chest. The person has a prominent nose, a thick white beard, and curly hair. They wear a flowing robe that reaches their bare feet. The person appears to be barefoot. The background is plain with light shading and shadows cast behind them.
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The image shows a person standing in a side profile. The figure is upright, facing left, holding a cross with both hands, and a rolled parchment is tucked between the arm and chest. The person has a prominent nose, a thick white beard, and curly hair. They wear a flowing robe that reaches their bare feet. The person appears to be barefoot. The background is plain with light shading and shadows cast behind them.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Apostle, from Albert [sic] Durer

James Henry Lynch after John Flaxman

Date
published 1829
Medium
lithograph [proof before letters]
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 × 19 cm (10 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.1716
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Flaxman's "Lectures on Sculpture:" pl.41

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Male figure
  • Book

NGA object ID 59464. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.