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The Lamentation of Christ
Hercules Segers, c. 1630 - c. 1633
Segers meticulously followed a woodcut by Hans Baldung Grien from around 1515 for this poignant depiction. He built up the composition using different tones, rather than lines, as in the woodcut.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-797
- Dimensionsheight 163 mm x width 157 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, at the top almost along the plate mark)
- Physical characteristicsline etching with tone and highlights created by using crosshatching and stopping-out, printed in black on paper prepared with a cream-coloured ground containing lead