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Engraved portrait of a bald bearded priest with one hand on his chest and a staff, beside a crucifix at left, with a printed inscription below.

Fernando de Contreras contemplating Christ on the cross. Engraving by D. Dragon after F. Preciado de la Vega.

An engraved portrait of a bald, bearded man in a dark cassock and cloak, one hand pressed to his chest and a staff in the other, beside a small crucifix on a pedestal at left. Fine hatched lines model the shadowed background and draped fabric, with a printed inscription naming the sitter below.

Artist
Francisco Preciado de la Vega
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2799 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Fernando de Contreras contemplando a Cristo en la cruz, grabado

Un retrato grabado de un hombre calvo y barbado, con sotana oscura y capa, una mano apoyada en el pecho y un bastón en la otra, junto a un pequeño crucifijo sobre un pedestal a la izquierda. Finas líneas cruzadas modelan el fondo sombreado y los pliegues de la tela, y una inscripción impresa nombra al retratado abajo.

Português: Fernando de Contreras contemplando Cristo na cruz, gravura

Um retrato gravado de um homem calvo e barbado, com batina escura e capa, uma das mãos apoiada no peito e um bastão na outra, ao lado de um pequeno crucifixo sobre um pedestal à esquerda. Linhas finas cruzadas modelam o fundo sombreado e as dobras do tecido, e uma inscrição impressa identifica o retratado embaixo.