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Robert Strange British, Scottish
After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian
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Title: A shepherd cradles an infant boy in his cloak, ushering him to his wife sitting under a thatched shelter with her arms outstretched; a young boy and a female attendant also are present; in the distance on the left side, the other twin suckles from the wolf
Artist:
Robert Strange (British, Orkney, Scotland 1721–1792 London)
Artist:
After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1739–92
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 19 9/16 × 14 11/16 in. (49.7 × 37.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number: 51.501.4308
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