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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 birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.

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

Español: La Natividad: ángeles sobre el pesebre, María y José

Un aguatinta en tonos sepia muestra la Natividad: María, sentada en el suelo, sostiene al niño Jesús con un halo luminoso alrededor de la cabeza. Ángeles alados revolotean en el aire sobre una división de madera del establo, mientras un hombre barbudo apoya la cabeza en la mano.

Português: A Natividade: anjos sobre a manjedoura, Maria e José

Uma aquatinta em tons sépia mostra a Natividade: Maria, sentada no chão, segura o menino Jesus, com um halo luminoso em torno da cabeça. Anjos alados voam no alto, acima de uma divisória de madeira do estábulo, enquanto um homem barbudo apoia a cabeça na mão.

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