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Sebastian Gomez Discovered by His Master Murillo, At Work, from "Illustrated London News"

April 29, 1848
Not on view
We are here invited to share the surprise of the Spanish seventeenth-century painter Murillo, as he discovers the artistic talent of a young enslaved mulatto in his household. Hans Christian Anderson recounted Gómez’s story in 1838 in “The Unknown Painter,” likely inspiring Wehnert’s image. Born in London, to German parents, the artist was educated at Göttingen University then trained in Paris and was interested in subjects concerned with both history and art. Mason engraved Wehnert's watercolor for the “Illustrated London News,” the world’s first weekly news magazine, founded in 1842.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sebastian Gomez Discovered by His Master Murillo, At Work, from "Illustrated London News"
  • Engraver: Walter George Mason (British, Holloway, Middlesex 1820–1866 Sydney, Australia)
  • Artist: After Edward Henry Wehnert (British, baptised London 1813–1868 London)
  • Subject: Sebastián Gómez (Spanish, ca. 1646–1682 Seville)
  • Subject: Bartolomé Estebán Murillo (Spanish, Seville 1617–1682 Seville)
  • Date: April 29, 1848
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (18.3 × 22.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.774.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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