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 84
NHD number
NHD 262, VI
Notes
Matthew 2:14-15.
Diagonal shading added between the ass's ears and a few horizontal lines added to the lower half of the central part of the lantern; close vertical and horizontal hatching added to the sky. (White and Boon)
Diagonal shading added between the ass's ears and a few horizontal lines added to the lower half of the central part of the lantern; close vertical and horizontal hatching added to the sky. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated lower right, "Rembrandt f. 1651" (the '6' in reverse).
Watermark: Crown, probably above Strasbourg lily, fragment.
Watermark: Crown, probably above Strasbourg lily, fragment.
Provenance
Pierre Remy (2nd half of the 18th century), Paris; John Webster (1810-1891), Aberdeen; Sir Abraham Hume; George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Hume, Abraham, Sir, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Remy, Pierre, 18th cent., former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Webster, John, 1810-1891, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Remy, Pierre, 18th cent., former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Webster, John, 1810-1891, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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