The Shadow of Death

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Holman Hunt

Title

The Shadow of Death

Place

United Kingdom (Artist's nationality:)

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1878

Medium

Mixed method engraving on ivory chine laid down on off-white plate paper

Dimensions

Chine: 102.3 × 79 cm (40 5/16 × 31 1/8 in.); Sheet, sight: 130 × 100 cm (51 3/16 × 39 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Sara R. Shorey Endowment

Reference Number

1997.657

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