The Ascension - Study for the Figure of Christ1843 – 1845 Accession number: 1906P694 Brown pen and ink over pencil on paper. Width: 155 mm Height: 212 mm InformationIn 1844 Ford Madox Brown entered a competition to paint an altarpiece of the Ascension for the church of St. James, Bermondsey. This is a pen and ink study for the central figure of Christ who ascends to heaven watched by his apostles and welcomed by angels. The competition was won by the relatively unknown artist John Wood (1801-1877). LM
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