Set of two lithographic prints comprising:
lithographic print of painting by Jacopo Bassano
entitled The Adoration of the Shepherds, originally painted c.1531
Acquired by Charles I (1600-49).Oil on canvas. Dating from around 1544-45, Bassano established himself as a major artist of the Venetian School producing a number of large-scale paintings. The composition of this painting includes a ruined temple frequently seen in Renaissance art, which depicts the birth of Christ. It represents a symbol of the Old Dispensation (Judaism) having been superseded by the New Dispensation (Christianity).
Print size inches: 9.3 x 5.9 together with lithographic print of painting by Sebastiano Ricci entitled The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, originally painted c.1710
Acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom, (1738-1820). Purchased from Consul Joseph Smith.Joseph Smith was the British Consul in Venice during this period. The painting was hung in the Music Room at Kew.
Print size inches: 8.9 x 6.1