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Guido Reni|Josiah Boydell|John Boydell|Jean-Baptiste Michel

The infant Christ lying on a wooden box, the Virgin kneeling in prayer before him, Saint Joseph at left, shepherds at right, in an octagonal frame, after Reni

1783
Engraving
43.4 × 38 cm (17.1 × 15 in)

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