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The Descent from the Cross

(French, 1798–1863)
1860–1870
Medium/TechniqueOil over pen and ink on paper mounted on panel
Dimensions32.3 x 47 cm (12 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Josiah Bradlee
Accession number03.742
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceFebruary 17, 1864, sold at Delacroix sale at Pillet, Lainné, Paris, lot 221. November 2, 1897, sold by Charles Sedelmeyer (dealer), Paris, to Josiah Bradlee (b. 1837 - d. 1902), Marblehead, MA and Boston; 1903, bequest of Josiah Bradlee to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 16, 1903)
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