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The Virgin seated with the infant Christ on her lap, the young Saint John the Baptist kneeling on Christ's cradle and kissing his foot, a lamb at right, after Reni

Engraved by Jean Boulanger French
After Guido Reni Italian
Publisher Francois de Poilly French
1645–80
Not on view
Copy after Reni. Verso is not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.

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  • Title: The Virgin seated with the infant Christ on her lap, the young Saint John the Baptist kneeling on Christ's cradle and kissing his foot, a lamb at right, after Reni
  • Artist: Engraved by Jean Boulanger (French, Troyes 1608–ca. 1680 Paris)
  • Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
  • Publisher: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623–1693 Paris)
  • Date: 1645–80
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 15/16 in. × 12 in. (43 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4442
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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