Original steel engraving of a young penitent at half length, her hands crossed over her breast and her gaze raised, beside an open book propped against a skull and a crucifix. Engraved by Frederick Bacon after the painting by William Etty in the Vernon Gallery.
Original steel engraving of a young penitent at half length, her hands crossed over her breast and her gaze raised, beside an open book propped against a skull and a crucifix. Engraved by Frederick Bacon after the painting by William Etty in the Vernon Gallery.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: William Etty (1787-1849)
Engraver / lithographer: Frederick Bacon (1803-1887)
Date: 1849
Source: The Art Journal, London; after the painting in the Vernon Gallery
Dimensions: 9.4 x 12.6 in (23.8 x 32 cm)
Condition: Good, with the paper slightly toned.