Annunciation to the Shepherds | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R4893
People: Johann Sadeler I, Netherlandish (1550 - 1600-8)
After Maerten de Vos, Netherlandish (Antwerp, Belgium 1532 - 1603 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: Annunciation to the Shepherds
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Triumphus Chori Angelici de Pace Hominibus per Incarnationem Verni Divini Facta
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1587
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/241547

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

38.8 x 30.3 cm (15 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR:"The triumph of angels while announcing to the shepherds the birth of Christ, Masterpiece, Martin de Vos inv., John Sadeler sculp., Anno 1587, See Nagler."

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Amédee Faure, Paris (115). Lugt calls him a collector "particularly" of English prints
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: W 33, H 181

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R4893
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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