About this work
The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child
Original catalogue wording
3. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child | 1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 013. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top
- 021. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a shipPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
- Source date
- First half of 18th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 646
- Folio
- 31r
- Recorded provenance
- South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
- Place evidence
- Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
- Catalogue source
- Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
- Source record
- paintings.csv, Painting ID 1130 (2 episode rows)