St. George, Portland, Dorset. "Primitive Georgian". Gabriel Max.

 

Returning from Portland Bill yesterday, I decided to kook inside the redundant church of St. George.

I was intrigued by this print, hanging close to the altar.

It is the work "Jesus Christus" by the Prague-born Gabriel Max (1874), later ennobled as Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (1840-1915). The original painting is known as 

"Le Voile de Veronique", The Veil of Veronica.

It was sold at Christie's for 47,000 Euros:

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6186359

Related work by other artists:

https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=The+Veil+of+Veronica,+Christies&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMrOGCjbjyAhV3QkEAHSetAWoQjJkEegQIGhAC&biw=1093&bih=500