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The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan
(Le Bon Samaritain)
 1861; printed 1868

Medium
transfer lithograph
Measurements
56.4 × 44.4 cm (image) 56.4 × 44.6 cm (yellow chine) 63.5 × 48.3 cm (grey/white chine) 77.7 × 60.4 cm (support)
Inscription
printed (in reverse) in ink (in image) l.l.: Rodolphe Bresdin 1861
printed in ink (in image) c.: RB (mongram)
printed (in reverse) in ink (in image) c.: RB
stamped in red ink l.c.: RODOLPHE BRESDIN / FECIT
printed in ink below image l.l.: Dessiné à la plume par Rodolphe Bresdin
printed in ink below image l.r.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie (ie in superscript) Paris
printed in ink below image l.c.: LE BON SAMARITAIN
Accession Number
P16-1980
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1980
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 Relationships and Interactions Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
camel (mammal) compassion forests (cultural landscapes) Good Samaritan, The (parable, Christian iconography) injury (medical condition) religious characters travellers (people by activity) treating (health care function)