Adoration of the Shepards
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Johann Daniel Preissler
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg 1666–1737 Nuremberg
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: late 17th–mid-18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brown wash and white heightening over red chalk
Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.  (32.7 x 28.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession year: 1975
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