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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

1783
Not on view
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
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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