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Johann Daniel Preissler

Adoration of the Shepards

late 17th–mid-18th century
Pen and black ink, brown wash and white heightening over red chalk
32.7 × 28.5 cm (12.9 × 11.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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