The invention of the cross

Nicolas Lesueur
France
1690 – 1764

after Bernardino Betti Biagi Pintoricchio
Italy
c.1454 – 1513

The invention of the cross
from the series Recueil d'estampes d'après le plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Recueil Crozat, Cabinet Crozat
c.1729-64
etching, aquatint printed in light & dark blue inks on paper
Place made
Paris
Medium
etching, aquatint printed in light & dark blue inks on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 31.4 cm (plate)
40.2 x 31.7 cm (sheet)
Credit line
V.B.F. Young Bequest Fund 2011
Accession number
20114G17
Signature and date
Signed, engraved in margin of plate, bot. c., "Gravé en [illeg. (bois)] par Nicolas le Sueur"; inscribed, engraved in margin of plate, bot. c.,. "D'aprés - le dessein de Bernardin Pinurrichio, ...". Not dated
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints
Image credit
Photo: AGSA
  • Nicolas Lesueur 1690 – 1764 , after Bernardino Betti Biagi Pintoricchio c.1454 – 1513

    The invention of the cross

    c.1729-64
    etching, aquatint printed in light & dark blue inks on paper
    Accession no: 20114G17