The Adoration of the Shepherds

after 1644

Jean Morin, after Philippe de Champaigne

Associated Names
Jean Morin

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1650

Philippe de Champaigne

Artist After, French, 1602 - 1674

The image is an engraving of a nativity scene featuring multiple figures and animals. Several adults and a child are shown around a crib with a baby. To the left, a group of people in robes is present, with one figure in front raising a hand. Two angels fly above with a banner. A woman near the crib wears a headscarf and looks at the baby while a man on the right holds a stick. Animals in the scene include a dog, a cow, and a lamb. The setting is a wooden stable with plants and a visible beam. The scene is detailed with wood grain and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 46.5 × 28.8 cm (18 5/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.1 × 34.6 cm (19 5/16 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.4.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mazel 2004, no. 12, State ii/ii?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Quebec); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur français, ou Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française. Ouvrage faisant suite au Peintre-graveur de Bartsch.. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris, 1967: no. 18

2004

  • Mazel, Jean. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé de Jean Morin. Paris, 2004: no. 12, ii/ii?

Inscriptions

in plate below image: Sic Deus dilexit mundum ut filium suum unigenitum daret ut omnis qui / credit in eum non pereat sed habeat vitam aeternam Joan 3; lower left in plate: Ph Champaigne pinx; lower right in plate: J Morin scul. cum priv Regis

Watermarks

bunch of grapes in oval

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