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The Birth of Christ

Maker

(artist)
1794-1872

(wood engraver)
1823-1894

Title

The Birth of Christ

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 32.5 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5868.2

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 47. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image & recto : : GABER //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : Fear not [colon] for,behold, I bring you good tidings of great job, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. S. Luke II. 10. 11. 12. //

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