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Description of the picture, Christ healing the sick in the temple, painted by Benjamin West, Esq. president of the Royal Academy, and presented by the author to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- M'Quin, A. D. (Ange Denis), 1756-1823.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820--Criticism and interpretation.
- West, Benjamin.
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820. Christ healing the sick in the temple.
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.
- Bible. Matthew XXI, 14-15--Illustrations.
- Bible.
- Jesus Christ--Art.
- Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Christ--Miracles.
- Miracles.
- Miracles of Jesus Christ.
- Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century.
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- 13 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations (engraving) ; 21 cm
- Manufacture:
- [Philadelphia] : William Brown, printer.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Published by S. W. Conrad ... for the Pennsylvania Hospital ..., 1817.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Ange Denis Macquin.
- Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ (final leaf blank).
- Also published under imprint: Philadelphia: Published by James Webster, 10 South Eight Street, for the Pennsylvania Hospital. Clark & Raser, printers, 78 north Fifth Street. 1817.
- Engraved frontispiece titled: Key to Wests picture of Christ healing the sick in the temple, now exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Hospital. 1817. Signed: Kneass, Young & Co. Sc.
- "The picture. This generous donation of Mr. West, is placed in a building erected for the purpose by the managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital; the plan of the room in which it is contained having been furnished by Mr. West."--T.p. verso, p. [2].
- "Rules, adopted by the Managers relative to the view of West's painting": t.p. verso, p. [2].
- "Address, to artists, students, and amateurs of the fine arts": [1] p. at end.
- At head of cover title: West's painting.
- Publishers' advertisements on back cover.
- Issued in printed grey wrappers with ornamental borders.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Cited in:
- Shaw & Shoemaker, 41326
- OCLC:
- 155447967
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