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The Nativity

The Nativity
1875
plate from William Blake: Etchings from his Work by William Bell Scott, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1878

Medium
etching on chine collé
Measurements
13.9 × 19.6 cm (image) 22.7 × 29.1 cm (plate) 25.4 × 30.3 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Keynes 214
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: William Blake _ inv :
printed in ink l.r.: WB (monogram) / Scott = Etcher. 1875
Accession Number
P31-1969
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Another Work Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian character) cattle Christ Child (Christian theme) Joseph, Saint (Christian character) mangers Nativity of Christ (New Testament narrative) stables (animal housing) stars (extraterrestrial bodies)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)