1898.230: The Adoration of the Shepherds

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1898.230

People

? Johann Rottenhammer, German (1564 - 1625)

Title

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Other Titles

Alternate Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds and Magi

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th-17th century

Culture

Flemish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/299747

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on light tan antique laid paper

Dimensions

38.5 x 25.8 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: mat, lower left, purple stamp and brown ink: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 357. (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
• inscription: mat, lower center, graphite: Lindner cabinet no 330 see Frenzel's cat / Rottenhammer / original
• inscription: mat, lower right, graphite: 357 / 13. [crossed out]
• watermark: none visible
• inscription: verso, lower left, on adhered strip, graphite: 330 / Sc51' / n 1
• inscription: mount, graphite: Lindner cabinet no. 330 see Frenzel's cat. Rottenhammer original

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Lindner, Leipzig; John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Accession Year

1898

Object Number

1898.230

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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