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Holy Family by El Greco, Metropolitan Museum, New York, circa 1907

Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

Black-and-white reproduction of El Greco's painting 'Holy Family,' showing the Virgin Mary, Saint Anne, Saint Joseph, the infant Jesus, and the infant Saint John the Baptist. The printed caption identifies the work as in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

A Christmas greeting and affectionate thought, my dear forgettable friend with all good wishes. Fortescue J. de Lismard

Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

Series50235
ConditionVery good
NotesNo white border; caption printed at bottom; monochrome reproduction. No postmark and no stamp. AZO stamp box (divided back), c. 1907-1918 era. Handwritten message in English: a Christmas and New Year greeting signed Fortescue J. de Lismard. Pencil dealer/price marks '112' and '1.00' at top right.

Cite this card

Holy Family by El Greco, Metropolitan Museum, New York, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/holy-family-by-el-greco-metropolitan-museum-new-york-circa-1. Accessed November 2, 2026.