Artist: Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566), painter: worked in Rome, after.
Engraver: Jean Raymond (French, c. 1695 – c. 1766), reproductive engraver in Paris.
Title: Jesus Christ dans le Sépulcre (Jesus Christ in the Sepulcher).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Jesus Christ dans le Sépulcre. Tableau de Thadee Zuccaro, qui est dans l'Église Cathédrale de Rheims. Peint sur toile, haut de 7. pieds 2. pouces, large de 4. pieds 1. pouce, grave par Jean Raimond. [numbered on plate, lower right] '89'.
Dimensions: Platemark 19 1/8" x 10 1/4". Sheet 21 1/4" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Watermark: yes.
Condition: Left edge with cuts and holes from a binding cord. Wear to edges. Clean, bright impression. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2, No. 89].
Date: 1742.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.169.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.