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)
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.
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
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