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Religion in the Desert
Francis BourgeoisBefore 1811
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
A white-robed figure, apparently a Dominican nun, with a chalice and a crown of thorns by her side. Inventoried in 1813 as 'Female, laying on the seashore. Stormy sky', but catalogued since 1824 under the present title. Damaged by bombs in 1944.
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Details
- Title: Religion in the Desert
- Creator Lifespan: 1756 - 1811
- Date: Before 1811
- Physical Dimensions: w1200 x h946 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: British
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Artist: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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