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Drawing, The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1730

This is a Drawing. It was created by Antonio de' Dominici. It is dated ca. 1730 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is red chalk on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

26.8 x 19.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Mary Brandegee: Lugt 1860c.

It is signed

Lower margin in graphite: Bernardo (crossed out) de Dominici / 2 g - a 120 (price drawn over with ink).

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1730; Antonio de' Dominici (Italian, ca. 1730–after 1800); Italy; red chalk on cream laid paper; 26.8 x 19.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7076

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