Aanbidding der herders, RP-P-1937-573, Johannes Josephus Aarts, between 1881 and 1934
Identification title(s): adoration of the shepherds. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1937-573. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: a group of shepherds gather around mary and the christ child. Two of them kneel. In the foreground a lying dog, in the background a hilly landscape with a settlement. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes josephus aarts. Dating: 1881 - 1934. Physical characteristics: etching and plate tone on japanese paper. Material: japanese paper technique: etching / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 240 mm × w 250 mm. Subject: what: adoration of the christ-child by the shepherds; mary and joseph present dog. Credit line: donation from the heirs of mr j. J. Arch. Acquisition: donation 1935. Date: between 1881 and 1934.