The Adoration of the Shepherds
Taille douce: etching and engraving on wove paper. 1791 - 1800
This print is part of a series published by the Company for the engraving of paintings from the Royal Palaces, although it was only published after that institution was no longer active. The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints of paintings from the Royal Collections and its early projects were carried out by Francisco de Goya
ARTWORK
François Hubert
– Engraver – (Author of the original work: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo)
León Bueno
– Drafstman
Imprenta Real
– Publisher
Calcografía Nacional
– The seller
