Published 05/11/2013
Image on the 88p stamp is taken from a Jacques-Louis David painting in the Bridgeman archive.
On 5th November 2013, Royal Mail released its Christmas stamp collection. This year's designs focuses on the Madonna and Child.
The 88p stamp, depicting a detail from St Roch Praying to the Virgin for an End to the Plague (1780) by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), was sourced from Bridgeman Art Library.
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Madonna and Child Theme
In this image, Jacques-Louis David portrays the Virgin Mary as protector and intercessor. St. Roch, the patron saint of plague-sufferers, appeals direcly to the Virgin, who intercedes with her son.
David was a French historical painter working in the Neo-Classical style. He is most famous for his portrait of Napoleon crossing the Alps (1800-01) and the death of French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat (1793).
More Royal Mail and Bridgeman images in action
Read about Joseph Clayton Clarke's illustrations on a special collection of Charles Dickens stamps.
