The Baptism
Summary
This scene depicts two male figures in the process of a baptism. The bearded male figure getting baptised is standing up to his knees in the river which runs horizontally along the foreground with his head bowed and his arms stretched out either side of him. The other male figure is kneeling on the riverbank, just in front of the other man, also with his head bowed but both his hands are raised in front of him and above the other man's head in blessing. The men are both similar in physique and build with quite elongated arms, legs and torsos. The rest of the scene is quite simple with only a few hills above the river and the empty sky filling the upper half of the print.
Object Name
The Baptism
Creators Name
Date Created
about 1915
Dimensions
print: 7.6cm x 5.8cm
support: 8.3cm x 6.1cm
accession number
1928.416
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Credit
Gift of Mrs and Miss Rutherston, 1928