Saint Matthew

1873

Edmond Hédouin, after Alexandre Bida

Associated Names
Edmond Hédouin

Artist, French, 1820 - 1889

Alexandre Bida

Artist After, French, 1823 - 1895

The image shows a man sitting with a notebook on his lap by a window. He wears a turban, loose robes, and sandals. The man has a beard and is focused on writing or drawing. There is a figure resembling an angel with large wings standing slightly behind him. The background is textured, highlighting a serene atmosphere with light coming in from the window.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.4 x 19.1 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 43 x 31.9 cm (16 15/16 x 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.70

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF(1800), no. 45

  • Series Title

    The New Testament

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800), no. 45

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Bida; lower right in plate: Ed. Hedouin; by later hand (Steinberg?) lower left in graphite: Edmond Hedouin. 1819 - 1889 (Etched 5 plates after Bida's Gospel dwgs); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: (not deciphered) xxxii

Wikidata ID

Q76559164

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