The Light of the World

Prints and Drawings

1860

William Henry Simmons (English, 1811-1882)
after William Holman Hunt (English, 1827-1910)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: William Henry Simmons
Title: The Light of the World
Place: United Kingdom (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1860
Medium: Line and stipple engraving on ivory chine mounted on off-white plate paper
Dimensions: Chine: 90.1 × 51.2 cm (35 1/2 × 20 3/16 in.); Sheet; sight: 102 × 63.5 cm (40 3/16 × 25 in.)
Credit Line: Sara R. Shorey Endowment
Reference Number: 1997.658
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