Mary, Joseph, the ass and the ox genuflect before the infant Jesus; shepherds arrive behind. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after Titian.
- Titian, approximately 1488-1576.
- Date:
- [1798?]
- Reference:
- 21942i
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Description
The two shepherds on the right doff their hats; the other carries a bagpipe. The cherubs above carry a scroll. The annunciation to the shepherds happens in the distance, top-right
Publication/Creation
[London] : [C.M. Metz], [1798?]
Physical description
1 print : aquatint, with etching ; image 38.1 x 27.3 cm
Lettering
Titian. In the collection of Ed. Knight esq.
The monogram 'SR IR' in bottom-right corner indicates the ownership by Sir Joshua Reynolds of the drawing later in the collection of Ed. Knight (presumably either the Hereford and Worcestershire iron manufacturer Edward Knight (1734-1812), whose collection was kept at his house at Portland Place in London, or Jane Austen's brother Edward Knight (1767-1852)
References note
R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 709 no. 8314
Reference
Wellcome Collection 21942i
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