2027B

Saint Francis Xavier advocating against the plague

Artist: Jean de Morainville (d. 1774)
Title: Saint Francis Xavier advocating against the plague
Date: ca. 1739
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Iglesia de La Compañía, Quito, Ecuador.
Photo Source: Christoph Hirtz / PESSCA Archive
Correspondence Credit: Gustavo Adolfo Vives Mejía
Note: Jean de Morainville was a member of the French Geodesic Commission led by Charles Marie de la Condamine.
Item: 2027B