The Shepherd find the Child Jesus lying in a manger
DateCa. 1715
Artist/Maker
Arnold Houbraken
(1660-1719)
Artist/Maker
Vander Gouwen
MediumBlack & white line engraving
DimensionsOH: 16" x OW: 10 1/4"; Plate: 14" x 8 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1979-422
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Luc. II: 16./ [Inscription in Hebrew]/ The shepherds find the CHild JEsus lying in a manger./ Die birten dinden Jesus in der krippe./ PASTORES INVENIUNT JESUM INFANTEM./ Les Bergers trouvent Jesus couché dans la crêche/ De Herders vinden het Kindeken in de Kribbe./ A. Houbraken del./ Vander Gouwen scu(?)"Label TextScripture print based on Luc. II: 16. "And they went with haste, (the shepherds) and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger." Mary and Joseph and child have moved from the tent into a stable. They rest on a bed of straw. Mary holds the child, Jesus, as the shepherds gatehrround. One holds a lantern towards the child in order to see him better. A crumbling partition holds back the farm animals.
1800-1840
1690-1710
Ca. 1830
December 13, 1813 (dated)
ca. 1832
1840 (dated)
ca. 1820
1840-1850