Title: The Baptism of Christ
Object type: Drawing
Date: 1725–75
Artist:  Joseph Esperlin 
Artist bio: German, Degernau 1707–1775 Beromuenster
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Brush and gray ink, over a sketch in graphite or black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 x 9 in. (39 x 22.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Carolyn H. Specht and Guy Wildenstein Gifts and Ian Woodner Family Collection Fund, 2010
Geography: Country of Origin    German      
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures, term: Baptism of Christ