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The watch at the Sepulchre: The Centurion

The watch at the Sepulchre: The Centurion
(1865)
illustration p. 940 for The Watch at the Sepulchre in the Sunday Magazine, published by Strahan & Co., London and Edinburgh, 1865

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
12.5 × 18.2 cm (image) 12.7 × 18.5 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: J LAWSON
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: SWAIN Sc
Accession Number
2929.27-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
armour (protective wear) illustrations (layout features) poetry Resurrection of Christ (New Testament narrative) soldiers tombs watchmen weapons
Movements
Victorian