The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.

  • Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836.
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[1796]
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21808i
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Joseph rests his elbow on the side of a pen; he looks, disgruntled, at the face of the Virgin. The angels drop lilies onto the mother and child

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[Rome], [1796]

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1 print : aquatint with etching ; image 20 x 14.5 cm

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The nativity

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Wellcome Collection 21808i

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