The three kings offer gifts to the Christ child. The scene is shown in an octagonal frame with medallions in four corners with Latin texts referring to the areas from which the kings traveled with their gifts. The text below the frame also refers to the worship and the valuables such as gold and myrrh that the kings took with them (Matthew 2), Adoration of Christ Child by the Three Kings, print maker: Jan-Baptist Barbé, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Pieter de Jode, (mentioned on object), publisher: Theodoor Galle, (mentioned on object), 1588 - 1648, paper, engraving, h 160

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