Plate 6: marriage 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
321 x 220 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.71
Caption
Copy in Briotish Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0810-965
Summary
(Folio 18, recto, upper print displayed horizontally on page). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. Plate 6: marriage of the Virgin; classical interior with, at centre, St Joseph and the Virgin standing before a priest; St Joseph, who stands at left, is lipping a ring on the Virgin's finger
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