The Adoration of the Shepherds

Jean Le Pautre French

Publisher Nicolas Baroche French

17th century

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Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
Publisher: Nicolas Baroche (French, active 1640–1660)
Published in: Paris
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Mount: 10 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (26.3 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/16 × 11 1/2 in. (20.8 × 29.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.88
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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