The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Keller after F. Overbeck.
- Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869.
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On the hill on the right an angel breaks away from its choir (which bears a banner inscribed 'Gloria in exelsis deo interra pax') to make its annunciation to the shepherds
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Paris : Publié par L. Curmer
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1 print : line engraving ; image 13.9 x 8.7 cm
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Parvulus natus est nobis & filius datus est nobis cuius imperium est super humerum ejus & vocabitur nomen ejus admirabilis consiliarius deus fortis pater futuri sæculi princeps pacis. F. Overbeck invt. J. Keller sc. Dusseldorf
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Wellcome Collection 21824i
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