Plate 14 The Adoration of the Kings. .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
323 x 220 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.4.79
Summary
(Folio 22, recto, upper print). From a series of twenty-two plates depicting the life of the Virgin. The Adoration of the Kings. Plate 14
Marks and inscriptions
'Postquam consumati sunt dies octo, ut circumcideretur Puer, vocatum est / nomen ejus Jesus. S. Luc. Cap. II. num. 21 '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