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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 22r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 22r

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The source records this manuscript art; no substitute image is shown.

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene

Original catalogue wording

1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene | 2. The painter falling down from the scaffold | 3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scenePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The painter falling down from the scaffoldPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painterPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
22r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1486 (3 episode rows)