Peter Paul Rubens Siegen 1577 - 1640 Antwerp, workshop attributed Seated figure Watercolour charcoal drawing 40.5 x 28.5 cm Cf. Albertina Vienna inv. no. 17652; Albertina Vienna inv. no. 8295 Cf. Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1615, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen. Information provided by the consignor: According to Prof. Dr Justus Müller Hofstede, formerly of Bonn, this is an original drawing from Rubens' workshop which was used to transfer the painting onto the wooden panel in Rouen.

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