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published 1657

Thomas Cross

Associated Names
Thomas Cross

Artist, English, active c. 1644/1682

This is a drawing of six separate panels featuring allegorical scenes with religious and moral themes. 

The top-left panel depicts a figure pointing to a globe with phrases "God is my portion" and "Vanity of Vanities," alongside a hovering celestial hand. 

The top-right panel shows two female figures labeled "Truth and Love" and "Error and Vices," with smaller figures looking upwards. 

The middle-left panel shows a figure offering a globe, saying "All these will I give thee" to another kneeling figure. 

The middle-right panel features a seated figure beside tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments and other documents. 

The bottom-left panel presents a figure with a document marked with "Eternity," next to a globe. 

The bottom-right panel illustrates a classical figure holding a scroll with "The Marriage of the Lamb is come." 

The style resembles that of Thomas Cecil, with typical design elements of 17th-century moral illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.5 × 13.8 cm (9 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.592


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65367493

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