Artist: Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588), painter.
Engraver: Louis Jacob (French, 1696-c.1760), engraver and publisher.
Title: Adoration des bergers (Adoration of the shepherds).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Adoration des bergers. Tableau de Paul Veronèse du cabinet de Mr. Fagon Conseiller d'Etat. Peint sur toille, haut de deux pieds onze pouces, large de trois pieds huit pouces, gravé par Louis Jacob.
Dimensions: Platemark 13 3/4" x 15 1/2", 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: Engraving and etching 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 edge with cuts and holes from 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].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.247.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Notes:
- The painting by Veronese is now in a private collection, London.
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.