Christ Blessing
1892
Painter
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on wood with silver overlay
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 26.5 x 22 cm (10 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
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Accession
1960.6.35
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York; by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower center on frame and lower right on open book, cyrillic inscriptions; on lip of metal frame turned over edge of fabric-covered support, initials in cyrillic: EN[the silversmith] AS[the assayer] 84[silver standard] [figure of St. George and the Dragon, the symbol of Moscow] / 1892
Wikidata ID
Q20190295