Print Description
This print shows a portrait of Maria, holding her hands crossed before her breast, embrasing motherhood.
Made by Manuel Esquival Sotomayor after Guercino.
Medium: Engraving, etching. on Handlaid (verg?) paper. Watermark: No.
Sheet size: 20.8 x 25.6 cm (8.19 x 10.08 inch). Image size: 13 x 15.5 cm. (5.12 x 6.1 inch).
Condition: fair, given age. Creases in upper right corner. Some stains in margin. Two brownish edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
AVE MARIA-HANDS CROSSED ON BREAST-CHRISTIANITY | RB-A7-20
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Paris by Noel, Rue St Jacques, no. 16 in 1802 (on plate).
Biography engraver: Manuel Esquival Sotomayor (1777-1842) was a Spanish male printer. Awarded pension by King Charles IV of Spain.
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