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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Raphael Morghen (Italian, 1758–1833)
and: Francesco Rainaldi (Italian, 1770–1805)
After: José Beratón (Spanish, 1747–1796)
After: Anton Raphael Mengs (German, born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic), 1728–1779)
1792

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 57.8 x 40.5 cm (22 3/4 x 15 15/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession NumberM1553
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Halsey 131, ii/ii; Apell 2, ii/ii; Le Blanc 17
Marks Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the MFA Wales Collection (Lugt 2544); verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceGeorge Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882