Plate 12 The Shepherd's in the Field.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
326 x 222 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.77
Summary
(Folio 21, recto, upper print). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. The Shepherd's in the Field. Plate 12
Marks and inscriptions
'Nolite timere: ecce enim evangelizo vobis guadium magnum, quod erit omni populo: quia / natus est vobis hodie Salvator, qui est Christus Dominus in civitate David. S. Luc. Cap. II. V.10,11'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