Identification title(s): den kersnacht / la noël (title on object). Object type: folk print print object number: rp-p-ob-201. 738. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: the adoration by the shepherds, with the ox and the donkey on the right. In a ray of light the text 'gloria in excelsis deo'. In the four corners representations of the annunciation, the announcement to the shepherds, the adoration by the kings and the journey to bethlehem. Numbered bottom left: no. 66. Manufacture. Manufacturer: publisher: philippus jacobus brepols (mentioned on object), printmaker: anonymous. Place of manufacture: turnhout. Dating: 1800 - 1833. Physical characteristics: woodcut colored in red, blue, brown and yellow; letterpress text. Material: paper technique: woodcut / colors / letterpress. Dimensions: top: h 342 mm × w 393 mm. Subject: what: adoration of the christ-child by the shepherds; mary and joseph presentadoration of the kings: the wise men present their gifts to the christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh), the annunciation: mary kneelingjourney of mary and joseph to bethlehemannunciation of christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air. Credit line: donation from mr f. G. Waller, amsterdam. Acquisition: donation 1923. Date: between 1800 and 1833.
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