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
Artwork Details
- 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
- Object Number: 51.501.4308
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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