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Head of the Virgin, stained glass panel, Netherlandish, c.1600
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Head of the Virgin, stained glass panel, Netherlandish, c.1600
Clear glass with brown paint, yellow stain, blue and purple enamels
Height: 108mm
Width: 90mm
Width: 90mm
Museum number: SG120
On display: Bath Room (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
The panel is possibly after the engraving Mater dolorosa by Wierix. The print is inscribed H W f et e. The posture, hood, drapery and expression match the engraving but the halo has been omitted in the glass painting. This is a companion piece to SG118, Christ crowned with thorns.
Literature
Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Les Estampes de Wierix. Brussels: Bibliothèque royale Albert 1er, 1979 1796
Catalogue of the Stained Glass in Sir John Soane's Museum, Special Issue of the Journal of Stained Glass 2004, p 259
Catalogue of the Stained Glass in Sir John Soane's Museum, Special Issue of the Journal of Stained Glass 2004, p 259
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