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Lucas Emil Vorsterman

Adoration of the Shepherds,

Description

Maker

  • Peter Paul Rubens
  • Lucas Emil Vorsterman

Title

Adoration of the Shepherds

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper,
  • trimmed to platemark

Techniques

  • Engraving on medium weight cream laid paper,
  • trimmed to platemark

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 28.3 x 44.3 cm (11 1/8 x 17 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso:in pencil, LL:A-15 9/29/70/ProutéIn Plate--In LL:P.P. Rubens pinxit.; in LC:Cum priuilegys(umlaut over y), Regis Christeanissimi, Principum Belgarum, & Ordinum Batauiae; in LR:Lucas Vo

Marks: Watermark:Crown over shield with fleur de lis on it.

Identification

State

2nd of 2

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

70.157

About

Adoration of the Shepherds

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

Verso:in pencil, LL:A-15 9/29/70/ProutéIn Plate--In LL:P.P. Rubens pinxit.; in LC:Cum priuilegys(umlaut over y), Regis Christeanissimi, Principum Belgarum, & Ordinum Batauiae; in LR:Lucas Vo

Marks: Watermark:Crown over shield with fleur de lis on it.

2nd of 2

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Adoration of the Shepherds with the accession number of 70.157. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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