Plate 8 the dream of St Joseph; 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
328 x 225 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.73
Caption
Copy in Briotish Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0810-967
Summary
(Folio 19, recto, upper print). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. Plate 8 the dream of St Joseph; the saint is seated at a table at right, and sleeps; the angel appears at left; in the background, at right, the Virgin, kneeling and reading a book
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