A line engraving of Hildegard of Bingen by the English printmaker William Marshall, made as an illustration to Thomas Fuller's "The Holy State," published at Cambridge in 1642. She is shown as a bust facing front, in a monastic habit, reading from a book, with a caption naming her outright. Held today by the British Museum, with an independently catalogued copy at the Wellcome Collection.
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Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumLine engraving, William Marshall, 1642, British Museum 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Wellcome Collection directly: "independently catalogued copy at the Wellcome Collection."
Source Hildegard von Bingen, British Museum (William Marshall, 1642)
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Source Hildegard von Bingen, British Museum (William Marshall, 1642)
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The engraving's own caption names its subject outright, "Hildegardis," and the British Museum's curatorial description identifies it as a portrait of St Hildegard von Bingen.
Source Hildegard von Bingen, British Museum (William Marshall, 1642)
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1. Hildegard von Bingen, British Museum (William Marshall, 1642)
British Museum- British Museum P_1873-0510-327
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A line engraving of Hildegard of Bingen by the English printmaker William Marshall, made as an illustration to Thomas Fuller's "The Holy State," published at Cambridge in 1642.
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