Joseph SWAIN (wood-engraver), John LAWSON (draughtsman)
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)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

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