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James Gillray
1756-1815
The Nativity / J.S. Copley pinxt. ; J. Hurd sculp.
[London] : Pubd Augt 1st 1785, by R Wilkinson No 58, Cornhill, [1785]
Peel 2251
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[London] : Pubd Augt. 1st 1785, by R. Wilkinson No. 58, Cornhill, [1785].
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Inscription:
The engraved signature of "J. Hurd" at lower right has been crossed-out in pencil and the name of "Gillray" has been written in below.
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Title from item.
Print attributed to James Gillray, signed with one of his several pseudonyms; after the painting by John Singleton Copley.
Trimmed to plate mark.
Summary:
Print shows the Virgin reclining on a bed of straw, cradling the infant Jesus, with St Joseph sitting at her head, looking up at the shepherds who approach on the left to adore, the ox and ass behind them and a boy with a donkey on the right, the moon over a mountain lake in the background. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
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