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annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors
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