St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins - Antique Heliogravure, 19th C.
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A 19th-century heliogravure after a 15th-century German burin engraving with St Ursula crowned, holding the arrow of her martyrdom and the palm, and sheltering her companions, the eleven thousand virgins, beneath her mantle. A W monogram appears in the copper at the foot.
A 19th-century heliogravure after a 15th-century German burin engraving with St Ursula crowned, holding the arrow of her martyrdom and the palm, and sheltering her companions, the eleven thousand virgins, beneath her mantle. A W monogram appears in the copper at the foot.
According to the legend, Ursula, a British princess, was martyred at Cologne with her retinue on the way home from a pilgrimage to Rome; her cult was one of the most widespread of medieval Europe.
Medium: heliogravure on laid paper
Date: 19th century (original copper of the 15th century)
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.1 x 7.1 in (13 x 18 cm); sheet 12.6 x 18.1 in (32 x 46 cm)
Condition: good, with a small stain in the left margin
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A 19th-century heliogravure after a 15th-century German burin engraving with St Ursula crowned, holding the arrow of her martyrdom and the palm, and sheltering her companions, the eleven thousand virgins, beneath her mantle. A W monogram appears in the copper at the foot.