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Flight into Egypt: P.2061-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flight into Egypt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Elsheimer, Adam (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1790 - 1800

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 126 mm Width 168 mm
Sheet Height 126 mm Width 168 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Our Saviour going to / Jerusalem
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2061-1991
Primary reference Number: 94938
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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