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Print, The Madonna With Sleeping Child, 1781

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jean-Baptiste Michel and after Sebastiano Conca and published by John Boydell. It is dated 1781 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 19.5 × 15.3 cm (7 11/16 in. × 6 in.) Paper: 21 × 16.8 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: "Seb. Conca Pinxit," lower right: "Michel Sculpsit." In the center: "VIRGIN AND INFANT JESUS ASLEEP/In the Cabinet at Houghton/size of the Picture 5 1/2' by 6 1/2' high/Published August 1, 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London."

Cite this object as

Print, The Madonna With Sleeping Child, 1781; After Sebastiano Conca (Italian, 1680 - 1764); Published by John Boydell; Print Maker: Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, 1748 - 1804); England; engraving on paper; Plate: 19.5 × 15.3 cm (7 11/16 in. × 6 in.) Paper: 21 × 16.8 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.); 1957-41-172

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