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Stables

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  • The shepherds observe the newly-born Jesus Christ. Etching by Annibale Carracci, ca. 1606.
  • Joseph and Mary, searching for a place to stay in nocturnal Bethlehem, find a stable. Etching by J. Parrocel.
  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.
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    The shepherds adoring the Christ Child. Drawing by F. Rosaspina.

    | Reference: 11760i
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    The birth of Christ; in the background, shepherds are hailed by an angel. Engraving.

    | Reference: 21812i
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    The birth of Christ; the Virgin kneels before the manger. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Reference: 23999i
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    The Harleian dairy system; and an account of the various methods of dairy husbandry pursued by the Dutch. : Also, a new and improved mode of ventilating stables. With an appendix containing useful hints (founded on the Authors̀ experience) for the management of hedge-row fences, fruit trees, &c.; and the means of rendering barren land fruitful. / By William Harley.

    Harley, William, -1830. | Date: 1829
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    Barclay and Perkins brewery, Southwark: horses and workers in the stables. Wood-engraving, 1847.

    | Date: 1847 | Reference: 25784i
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