Print made by Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler, active 1800–1831, Dutchafter Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1577–1640, FlemishPublished by J. Groenewoud, active 1795–1815, Dutch
Title:
De Geboorten
Date:
ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 1/4 × 20 7/8 inches (66.7 × 53 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "18 1/2 / 24 3/4 | No.11"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.644
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
birth | turban | Holy Family, and derived representations | awe | archway | halo | soldiers | manger | baby | gifts | adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) | spears | religious and mythological subject | Christianity | New Testament