Original 19th century steel engraving with a gospel scene of Christ among the sick and the poor: at the center, standing on the steps, he stretches out his hand towards a group of kneeling figures. At the foot, W. C. T. Dobson, A.R.A., pinx. and H. Bourne sculp.
Original 19th century steel engraving with a gospel scene of Christ among the sick and the poor: at the center, standing on the steps, he stretches out his hand towards a group of kneeling figures. At the foot, W. C. T. Dobson, A.R.A., pinx. and H. Bourne sculp.
It reproduces a painting by the English painter William Charles Thomas Dobson, a member of the Royal Academy and author of religious subjects of Nazarene inspiration, and it was engraved by the Londoner Herbert Bourne, with a very fine modelling that renders the half-tints of the painted original.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: William Charles Thomas Dobson.
Engraver: Herbert Bourne.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: Image 9.2 x 7.5 in (23.3 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Clean paper and wide margins; trimmed outside the image, with no plate mark.