Christus helpt Jozef bij timmerwerk, RP-P-OB-48.101, Abraham van Merlen, between 1600 and 1660

Identification title(s): christ helps joseph with carpentry work. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-48. 101. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 6. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: christ helps joseph with carpentry work. Maria is sitting in a chair embroidering. At the bottom in the margin two three-line verses in latin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: abraham van merlen (mentioned on object), publisher: abraham van merlen (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: antwerp. Dating: 1600 - 1660. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 101 mm × w 73 mm. Subject: what: joseph with the christ-child (and mary) in his carpenter's workshop. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1600 and 1660.