Signed: 1

Inscribed: RECTO: Producer information inscribed in plate at lower edge of image: "N. Poussin Pinxit/ M. Natalis Sculpsit/ A Paris rue St. Jacques a l'Image St. Benoist F. Poilly excudit cum Privl. Regis". Below image, Latin verse: "Nascitur ex sterili, puraque ex Virgine proles,/ Hanc sanctum ex utero, parturit ista Deum/ Indicat in puero auctorem Virtutis, et omnem/ Qui tollit Labem, qui sine Labe puer." Inked at lower left, "13+", and at lower right, "WE" (see 'Mark(s)' section) of entry). In graphite at lower right, "11510" enclosed in a diamond. VERSO: Inked at lower left, "Rev'd Dr. Willis's sale./ 1828 W.E. N13+ 1st Tanton [?]." In graphite at lower right, "Esdaile's Collec.".

Markings: CM: "WE" inked LR Recto (Lugt 2617); Claghorn. WM: Illegible watermark visible at right edge of sheet.