The washing of hands, After Hans Holbein the Younger, 1625–77

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The washing of hands, 1625–77, Etching, only state, Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 5/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), Plate 11. The washing of hands; Christ is led towards the right by hooded men carrying staffs terminating in knife-clenching fists. One of them is preparing to beat him with a burning candle; Pilate sits on his throne on a platform in the background and has his hands washed by two attendants; after a follower of Hans Holbein

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