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Sepia aquatint of the Nativity: seated Mary holds an infant, winged angels fly overhead, and a bearded man leans on a wooden partition.

The Nativity: Angels Above a Manger, Mary and Joseph

A sepia aquatint of the Nativity shows Mary seated on the ground, cradling the infant Christ, with a haloed glow around her head. Winged angels swirl through the upper air above a wooden stable partition, while a bearded man rests his head on his hand beside them.

Artist
William Young Ottley
Date
[1796]
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2834 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1796.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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