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Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea (Les Egyptiens submergés par la Mer Rouge)

Maker

After
(artist)
1496-1528

(etcher)
1692-1765

(woodcutter)
1691-1764

Title

Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea (Les Egyptiens submergés par la Mer Rouge)

Date of Production

1729 - 1763

Medium

etching printed in black, wood blocks in two shades of green
etching and woodcut

Dimensions

Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 33.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6977.17

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 366 ii (Caylus)

Inscriptions

Inscription: LES EGYPTIENS SUBMERGES DANS LA MER ROUGE / Dessein de François Penni, dit le Fattor, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat. / gravé à l'eau forte par M. le C.. de C.. et en bois sous sa conduite par Nicolas le Sueur. //

Inscription: 75 //

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