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The Birth of a Child (The Virgin or Saint John the Baptist?)

Drawing
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Van Der Straet, Jan (artist)
Veen, Otto Van (artist)

Accouchement of a Young Lady, with numerous female friends and attendants


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Birth of a Child (The Virgin or Saint John the Baptist?) (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash
Pen
Brown Ink
Paper
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Drawing 'The Birth of a Child (The Virgin or Saint John the Baptist?)', attributed to Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, pen and brown ink, 16th century
Physical description
Accouchement of a Young Lady, with numerous female friends and attendants
Dimensions
  • Height: 225mm
  • Width: 315mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 389.
  • Inscribed on old mount, in graphite, Otho Venius.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Birth
Women
Babies
Dogs
Fireplace
Bench
Bowls
Jug
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 549, illus. p.474.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.389

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O240936/the-birth-of-a-child-drawing-van-der-straet/
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