Rest on the flight into Egypt
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1675
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1675
Title
Rest on the flight into Egypt
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and grey ink, blue wash, white bodycolour on blue laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 24.9 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2834
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
William W. Freshfield, London and Sussex (1845-1934); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 2 November 1934, lot 8; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 18 September 1936 (£5, as tentatively by Poussin); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: bunch of grapes (variant of Heawood 2312 – 1606-07).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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