Artist: Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625-1713), the leading Roman painter of his day, draughtsman and printmaker.
Engraver: Jean de Poilly (French, 1669-1728), engraver and publisher, closely linked to Nicolas Mignard.
Title: Adoration des Bergers (The adoration of the shepherds).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Adoration des Bergers. Tableau de Carle Maratte, qui est dans le Cabinet du Roy, haut de 3 pieds large de 3 pieds, gravé par Jean Baptiste de Poilly [numbered on plate, lower right] '121'.
Dimensions: Platemark 14 3/4" x 14 1/8", Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Left margin has been extended. Left edge has cuts and holes from a binding cord. Wear to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2, No. 121].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.202.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.