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The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Datecirca 1585–1590
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions46 x 66 in. (116.8 x 167.6 cm)
Frame: 63 1/8 x 83 1/8 in. (160.3 x 211.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina and from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number52.9.144
On View
On view
ProvenanceSir J.C. Robinson, London; sold to Sir Francis Cook (1872-1901), Richmond, Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey, England; by inheritance 1901 to his son, Sir Frederick Cook (1844-1920), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey; by inheritance [1920] to his son Sir Herbert Cook (1868-1939) Doughty House, at least until 1932, presumably sold around 1939; with M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1949; with Newhouse Galleries, New York; sold to NCMA, 1952.
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