The Virgin seated with the infant Christ sleeping in her lap, Saint Elizabeth at right, an oval composition, after Reni

Engraved by Robert Menageot French

After Guido Reni Italian

Publisher John Boydell British

1776

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Verso is not visible as print it laid to another sheet of paper.

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Title: The Virgin seated with the infant Christ sleeping in her lap, Saint Elizabeth at right, an oval composition, after Reni
Artist: Engraved by Robert Menageot (French, Paris 1748–ca. 1808 St. Arvans(?), Chepstow, Monmouthshire)
Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: 1776
Medium: Crayon manner in red
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 5/8 × 12 3/4 in. (29.6 × 32.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4576
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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