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The rest on the flight into Egypt (from A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters)

ca. 1750–60
Not on view

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  • Title: The rest on the flight into Egypt (from A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters)
  • Series/Portfolio: A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters
  • Artist: Andrea Scacciati (Italian, 1725–1771)
  • Artist: After Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612–1650 Rome)
  • Publisher: Arthur Pond (British, London 1701–1758 London)
  • Publisher: Charles Knapton (British, 1700–1760)
  • Publisher: Reissued by (?) John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: ca. 1750–60
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint imitating a chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in green
  • Dimensions: sheet: 11 15/16 x 15 1/4 in. (30.4 x 38.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.13(12)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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