Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813, British

after Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)

Published by V. Green & Son, 1739–1813, British
Title:
Peter and John Going to the Sepulchre
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 9/16 x 9 5/8 inches (47.1 x 24.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "4t"; on back, lower right: "4/-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14488
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sepulcher | cloaks | men | running | anxiety | mourning | gesture | religious and mythological subject | barefoot | science | tomb | Peter and/or John make sure that the tomb of Christ is empty | clouds | meteorology | storm
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40184