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Easter morning
(Noli me tangere)
1880
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
196.8 × 131.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1881
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: Plockhorst. (lockhorst underlined) / Berlin. 1880
Accession Number
p.307.9-1
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Easter Jesus Christ (Christian character) morning Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative) resurrection (doctrinal concept) Resurrection of Christ (New Testament narrative) shrouds
Provenance
Intended for display in the German Court of the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, but sunk on the steamer Sorata en route to Melbourne; subsequently sold, by German Commissioner Professor Rouleaux, to Alexander Fletcher (framer-gilder-dealer-restorer), Melbourne; by whom restored, with George Peacock, prior to being sold to the NGV, 1881.