About the Artwork
Adoration of the Shepherds
between 1712 and 1774
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
1712-1774
German
Unknown
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 5 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (14.3 × 19.7 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 1/4 inches (18.1 × 21 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S365
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in pencil, verso: Christian William Ernest Dietricy. 1er. épreuve avant le no. 60 sur le morceau de ( ) au milieu des haut ( ) la composition et avant les travaux de pointe seche ( ). Inscribed, in pencil, verso: [illegible] Inscribed, in ink, verso: F. D. 1842.
Stamped, verso: Scripps 1887 (Lugt Suppl. 2357a) [date added in ink to the stamp Stamped, in ink: F. D. 1842 (Lugt 985)
Provenance
Fr. Debois and Guichardot
October 31, 1887, purchased from H. Lacroix (Paris, France). Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, Adoration of the Shepherds, between 1712 and 1774, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S365.
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