The painting was one of numerous studies for Alexander Ivanov’s main artwork <i>The Appearance of Christ before the People</i> (1837–1857).
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Alexander_Andreyevich_Ivanov" class="extiw" title="w:en:Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov"><span title="Russian artist (1806-1858)">Alexander Ivanov</span></a>
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1840s <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/8</div>
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