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Title page to 'The Flight into Egypt': P.4120-R-5

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Title page to 'The Flight into Egypt'
Idee Pittoresche sopra la Fugga in Egitto
Fuga in Egitto della B.V.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1753

Note

In the first edition of the Tiepolo prints the 'Flight into Egypt' series lacked the dedication and the frontispiece. The set (to P.4120-R-29) is with the numbers.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Letterpress

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4120-R-5
Primary reference Number: 179665
Vesme: 3
Rizzi: 69
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Title page to 'The Flight into Egypt'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/179665 Accessed: 2024-11-21 16:40:47

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