untitled oil sketch [beheading of John the Baptist]
Description
Undated oil sketch by Edward Petre Novello, which is likely to illustrate a biblical narrative of the beheading of John the Baptist. There are three standing figures in the background, one of which holds a sword in their proper right hand, behind which is Salome holding a platter to receive the head, in front of what is possibly a Roman soldier. On the reverse is a pencil sketch with bearded figures and an inscription in ink in a later hand, which suggests that the study was made in London in around 1835.
Metadata
| Identifier | tslhrvc2 |
| IRN | 732370 |
| Class Mark | BC MS NCC/9/2/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/tslhrvc2 |
| Collection(s) | Novello Cowden Clarke Collection |
| Category | Archive Art |
| Technique | Painting |
| Medium | oil |
| Support | woodpulp board |
| Object | width 227mm height 291mm |
| Parent Record | Oil sketches |
| Date | c. 1830 |
| Size and Medium | 1 painting |