Adoration of the Shepherds

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Object Details

delineator

Farington, George

publisher

Boydell, John

graphic artist

Michel, Jean Baptiste

original artist

Cignani, Carlo

Description

Stipple engraving after painting by Carlo Cignani, once in the Common Parlour at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Reserve, Russia, as The Adoration of the Shepherds. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Marsh Collection

date made

1780

ID Number

1978.0534.03.19

accession number

1978.0534

catalog number

1978.0534.03.19

Object Name

Object Type

Engraving

Other Terms

Print; Intaglio; Stipple

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 30.75 cm x 22.75 cm; 12 3/32 in x 8 31/32 in

plate: 28 cm x 20.25 cm; 11 1/32 in x 7 31/32 in

place made

United Kingdom: England, London

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Communications

Marsh Collection

Religion

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Nativity

Holy Family

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9995-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_786067