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English School, late 18th Century
The Head of Christ
signed with monogram, and inscribed 'This present figure is the similitude of our Lord Jesus our saviour imprinted in amirald by the predecessors of the great Turk and sent to the Pope Innocent VIII at the cost of the great Turk for a token of his cause to redeem his brother that was taken prisoner'; oil on copper
6¾ x 6in. (17.2 x 15.2cm.)
The Head of Christ
signed with monogram, and inscribed 'This present figure is the similitude of our Lord Jesus our saviour imprinted in amirald by the predecessors of the great Turk and sent to the Pope Innocent VIII at the cost of the great Turk for a token of his cause to redeem his brother that was taken prisoner'; oil on copper
6¾ x 6in. (17.2 x 15.2cm.)