Plate 3: Birth of the Virgin; From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin.
after Nicolas Poussin (Les Andeleys, Normandy 1594 – Rome 1665)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1715 - 1756
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
320 x 220 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.68
Summary
(Folio 17, recto, lower print displayed horizontally on page). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. Plate 3: birth of the Virgin; in the foreground, four female figures about to bath the newborn baby; in the background, at left, St Anne resting in her bed; five angels hovering above at right Plate III Sheet 17 Upper print - displayed horizontally on page
Marks and inscriptions
'Nic. Poussin inv.', 'F. Polanzani sculp.', and two lines of Latin inscription.
Makers and roles
after Nicolas Poussin (Les Andeleys, Normandy 1594 – Rome 1665), creator Jacques Stella (Lyon 1596 - Paris 1657), creator Francesco Polanzani (1700-1783) , creator