M0003960: Statue of St Valerie of Limoges

Date:
11 July 1934
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/33/9
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M0003960: Statue of St Valerie of Limoges. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced May 2020: Statue of St Valerie

Description

A black and white reproduction of a print publication of Saint Valerie of Limoges standing inbetween two children, with her head in her hands. The French text reads the version of the legend where Duke Stephen of Guyenne (Aquitaine), a pagan man, asked for her hand in marriage and subsequently beheaded her upon her refusal based on her Christian faith.

Publication/Creation

11 July 1934

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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