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The Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

The Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece

1651
Etching and drypoint on paper.
Plate Mark: 127 x 109 mm
RvR 82
NHD number
NHD 262, I
Notes
Watermark: None.
Matthew 2:14-15.
Joseph's right hand is unshaded (White and Boon).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f. 1651" (the '6' in reverse).
Provenance

William Coningham (1815-1884), Brighton; Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin; purchased from Harlow & Co., 1922.

Associated names
Coningham, William, 1815-1884, former owner.
Gerstenberg, Otto, 1848-1935, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School