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The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Seghers

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669

The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Seghers

ca. 1652
Etching and engraving and drypoint on paper.
214 x 284 mm
RvR 88
NHD number
NHD 271, IV
Notes
Matthew 2:14-15.
St. Joseph's face has been slightly burnished. Detailed foliage on the trees and the background on the right etched in. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over "4" letters "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Provenance

John Barnard (d. 1784), London; George Hibbert (1757-1837), London; Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1900.

Associated names
Barnard, John, d. 1784, former owner.
Hibbert, George, 1757-1837, former owner.
Irwin, Theodore, 1827-1902, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School