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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 31r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 31r

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

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

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The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed

Original catalogue wording

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmer

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    4. The cannibal attempting to buy an ox from the farmerPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
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
31r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1573 (3 episode rows)