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Flight to Egypt, set in a classical landscape: P.14831-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flight to Egypt, set in a classical landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Somer, Paulus II van (After)

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Description

Etching on paper. The Holy Family, Mary on a donkey with the infant Christ, Joseph to the left of the donkey walking with a staff, moving from left to right. Set within a mountainous landscape with a column surmounted with a classical urn in the middleground at centre left. Inscribed on the plate below the image at lower left: 'Paul Van Somer In. fe. et ex'. This appears to be a copy after an etching of the subject Flight into Egypt by Paul van Somer II, probably Hollstein, 20: 'Mary faces right but looks at Christ Whose hand she holds. Joseph at left guiding donkey.' The signing differs, however, from that described in Hollstein.

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Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

by unknown

Note

Height 86mm (trimmed within the platemark) x width 130mm (trimmed within the platemark)

School or Style

British?

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14831-R
Primary reference Number: 225440
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Flight to Egypt, set in a classical landscape" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/225440 Accessed: 2024-11-19 10:35:17

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