print
- Museum number
- 1937,0915.332
- Title
- Series: Youth of Christ
- Description
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Plate 1: Annunciation to the Shepherds. Landscape with an angel at top centre, addressing several shepherds accompanied by dogs and their flocks below, a city in background; second state with altered numbering; after Gerard van Groeningen. c.1574
Engraving
- Production date
- 1574 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 212 millimetres
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Width: 253 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is one of a series of six numbered plates showing Christ's youth after Gerard van Groeningen, for a complete set in BM collection (second state with numbers 3-9, published in 1585) see 1937,0915.332-336 and 1937,0915.338. The set was first published by Gerard de Jode in 'Thesaurus' in 1579 (and 1585). The prints were later published by Claes Jansz Visscher between 1639 and 1646.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1937
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1937,0915.332