The Virgin kneeling in prayer before the infant Christ who is lying on a wooden box, Saint Joseph at left, a mule at right, in an oval frame, after Reni

After Guido Reni Italian
Publisher Jean François Cars French
ca. 1680–1738
Not on view
After a painting by Reni. Verso is not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.

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  • Title: The Virgin kneeling in prayer before the infant Christ who is lying on a wooden box, Saint Joseph at left, a mule at right, in an oval frame, after Reni
  • Artist: Anonymous
  • Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
  • Publisher: Jean François Cars (French, Lyon 1661–ca. 1738 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1680–1738
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 3/16 × 15 1/16 in. (30.9 × 38.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4567
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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