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The Flight into Egypt: A Sketch

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Flight into Egypt: A Sketch
ca. 1628
Etching and burin on paper.
Plate Mark: 79 x 50 mm
RvR 86
NHD 4, V
Provenance: 
Heneage Finch, 5th Duke of Aylesford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire; August Artaria (1807-1893), Vienna; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.
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Watermark: None.
Matthew 2:14-15.
Much additional shading with the burin on cheek, left arm and hand, the right leg and the left foot. [Additions n]ot by Rembrandt. (R.183) (White and Boon)
The added work from the fourth state onwards can hardly be by Rembrandt (Hind).

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
School: 
Dutch
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints