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After a painting by Reni which at the time was in the church of San Domenico in Bologna. Verso is not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.
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Title: The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni
Artist:
Engraved by Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, Paris 1748–1804 Paris)
Artist:
Intermediary draughtsman Josiah Boydell (British, Hawarden, Flintshire 1752–1817 Middlesex)
Artist:
After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Publisher:
John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: 1783
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (43.4 × 38 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4577
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