Jean Calvin on his deathbed, with eight men in attendance. Lithograph by Jacott, 1850.

  • Jacott, Jean-Julien.
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[1850]
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547651i
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Jean Calvin on his deathbed, with eight men in attendance. Lithograph by Jacott, 1850. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Calvin, emaciated, sits up in bed. In the left background is a library in a carved oak bookcase. Right, an illuminated book of the gospels ("Sancta evangelia") bearing the date of the painting, 1849. In the foreground, a mace or baton of office leans against a chair

Publication/Creation

Paris (Montmartre 19, et rue d'Enghien 12) : Goupil et C.ie Editeurs ; New-York (289 Broadway) : Goupil & Co. ; London (25 Berners St. Oxf, St.) : E. Gambart & Co. (Paris (r. de Seine 57) : Imp. Lemercier), [1850]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, en chine, with watercolour and gum arabic ; image 36.7 x 45.6 cm, sheet 45.4 x 53 cm

Lettering

La mort de Calvin. The death of Calvin. Dessiné et lithographié par Jacott.

References note

Bibliographie de la France, 23 novembre 1850, no. 630, "... -- La mort de Calvin, par {Jacott}. Imp. lithog. de {Lemercier}, à Paris. A Paris, chez {Goupil}."

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Wellcome Collection 547651i

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