DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.7598#0132
598
EARLY ENGRAVERS OF
[chap. viii.
with the dead child near her on the ground. The attendants of
Solomon are on each side the throne. Height, 7 inches 3-4ths:
width, 5 inches and a half.
8. Solomons Idolatry. The king is in the middle of the print,
kneeling with one knee on the ground, and is turned towards the
right. One of his women is standing by him, and appears prompt-
ing him to idolatry. The scene is a chamber, with, on the right, a
window, through which is seen a landscape, and, in the sky above,
the Madonna with the infant Saviour in her arms. On the left are
five pages, standing at the door of the chamber. Height, 8 inches
and a half: width, 5 inches 3-4ths.
9. The Annunciation. The Virgin is represented kneeling at her
devotions, in the middle of the print, and is seen nearly in front.
The angel, who has one knee on the ground, and holds a scroll
with both his hands, is behind her on the left. On the right is a
window, through which is seen the Holy Spirit in the form of a
dove. Height, 6 inches 5-8ths : width, 4 inches and a half.
10. The Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. The Madonna, on the
right, and Elizabeth, on the left, have hold of each others' hands.
The back-ground is a landscape. Height, 6 inches 3-8ths : width,
4 inches 3-4ths.
11. The Nativity. In the middle of the print the Virgin is repre-
sented on her knees, adoring the infant Jesus, who is lying on the
ground. Joseph kneels on the right. The ox and the ass are seen
within the door of a ruined fabric, on the left; and, in the distance,
on the right, are two women sitting under a hedge. Height, 5
inches: width, 3 inches 1-4th.
12. The same Subject. Towards the right of the print, the
Madonna is represented kneeling, with her hands crossed on her
bosom, adoring the infant Jesus, who is lying naked in the middle
of the fore-ground. At a small distance, on the left, Joseph
appears, also on his knees. The stable, with the ox and the ass,
is on the right, and over it is an angel, with a scroll bearing
the inscription, gloria in excelsis, in Gothic characters. The back-
EARLY ENGRAVERS OF
[chap. viii.
with the dead child near her on the ground. The attendants of
Solomon are on each side the throne. Height, 7 inches 3-4ths:
width, 5 inches and a half.
8. Solomons Idolatry. The king is in the middle of the print,
kneeling with one knee on the ground, and is turned towards the
right. One of his women is standing by him, and appears prompt-
ing him to idolatry. The scene is a chamber, with, on the right, a
window, through which is seen a landscape, and, in the sky above,
the Madonna with the infant Saviour in her arms. On the left are
five pages, standing at the door of the chamber. Height, 8 inches
and a half: width, 5 inches 3-4ths.
9. The Annunciation. The Virgin is represented kneeling at her
devotions, in the middle of the print, and is seen nearly in front.
The angel, who has one knee on the ground, and holds a scroll
with both his hands, is behind her on the left. On the right is a
window, through which is seen the Holy Spirit in the form of a
dove. Height, 6 inches 5-8ths : width, 4 inches and a half.
10. The Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. The Madonna, on the
right, and Elizabeth, on the left, have hold of each others' hands.
The back-ground is a landscape. Height, 6 inches 3-8ths : width,
4 inches 3-4ths.
11. The Nativity. In the middle of the print the Virgin is repre-
sented on her knees, adoring the infant Jesus, who is lying on the
ground. Joseph kneels on the right. The ox and the ass are seen
within the door of a ruined fabric, on the left; and, in the distance,
on the right, are two women sitting under a hedge. Height, 5
inches: width, 3 inches 1-4th.
12. The same Subject. Towards the right of the print, the
Madonna is represented kneeling, with her hands crossed on her
bosom, adoring the infant Jesus, who is lying naked in the middle
of the fore-ground. At a small distance, on the left, Joseph
appears, also on his knees. The stable, with the ox and the ass,
is on the right, and over it is an angel, with a scroll bearing
the inscription, gloria in excelsis, in Gothic characters. The back-