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Auction of relics in Avignon
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Auction of relics in Avignon

Thomas Rowlandson · in or before 1818-02 · etching; hand coloring; aquatint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Interior of an auction hall with the auctioneer on a dais to the left. Buyers sit at a table in the center or stand in the hall; among the attendees are two clergymen. Against the wall, a cabinet with relics. Numbered in the upper left: No. 26.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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illustrationprintrelics (and reliquaries)art sale, auctionAvignon
Credit lineVeiling van relieken te Avignon. in or before 1818-02. Thomas Rowlandson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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