The Nativity

Jean-Baptiste de Poilly French

After Gaudenzio Ferrari Italian

1690–1728

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Title: The Nativity
Artist: Jean-Baptiste de Poilly (French, 1669–1728)
Artist: After Gaudenzio Ferrari (Italian, Valduggia 1475/80–1546 Milan)
Date: 1690–1728
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 in. × 10 7/8 in. (40.7 × 27.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.308
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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