Copy of Le Benedicite, estampe appelée aussi La Sainte Famille a Table et St. Joseph Faisant Boire L'Enfant Jésus (The Grace, also called The Holy Family at the Table and St. Joseph Giving the Christ Child a Drink) 1610 - 1700

This anonymous etching from the 17th century, titled "Copy of Le Benedicite, estampe appelée aussi La Sainte Famille a Table et St. Joseph Faisant Boire L'Enfant Jésus," depicts a domestic scene of the Holy Family at a table. St. Joseph gives the Christ Child a drink, while the Virgin Mary sits opposite him, with a candle and hourglass on the table. The engraving is framed in a circle with a hatched background, giving the composition a sense of intimacy and focus. The detailed rendering of the figures and objects highlights the artist's mastery of the technique. The etching is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.