The adoration of the shepherds who kneel together at right before the infant Christ, the Virgin and Saint Joseph at left, two angels above, in an octagonal frame, after Reni

Artist and publisher Francois de Poilly French
After Guido Reni Italian
ca. 1655–93
Not on view
Verso is not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.

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  • Title: The adoration of the shepherds who kneel together at right before the infant Christ, the Virgin and Saint Joseph at left, two angels above, in an octagonal frame, after Reni
  • Artist and publisher: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623–1693 Paris)
  • Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
  • Date: ca. 1655–93
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (42.8 × 40.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4581
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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