The work being studied here clearly reflects this, as it takes one of Rubens’s drafts from the 1610s as inspiration, the original of which is currently housed at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The normal procedure was for Rubens’ original idea to be copied by the engravers in his workshop, in order for them to be adapted to the illustration of books. Theodoor Galle’s workshop was in charge of undertaking this part of the process in the case of the print of the Adoration of the Magi , resulting in a less expressive, more classical version.9 What really catches the eye is the fact that the result is a mirror image of the original Rubens model. This is because the copyist must have replicated the design on his plate without taking the trouble to engrave it using a mirror, resulting, once printed, in an inverted image of the model he had used.

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