We don’t have an image of this object online yet. V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.689-1959
Find out about our images

Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D , Case PE, Shelf 25

The Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Print
1748 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Van Bleeck, Peter (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Print depicting the rest on the flight into Egypt.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Rest on the Flight to Egypt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
'The Rest on the Flight to Egypt'. Print by Pieter van Bleeck, 1748.
Physical description
Print depicting the rest on the flight into Egypt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46.7cm
  • Width: 30.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PVB' (Signed with monogram)
  • '1748' (Dated)
  • 'Done from one of the most capital Pictures of the Chevalier Vander Werf which was painted in the Year 1706 for the Elector Palatin [sic], who presented it to Cardinal Ottoboni at Rome, after whose death it was brought into England by Robert Bragge M.D., and is now in the Collection of the Revd: Dr: Newton.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subject depicted
Flight Into Egypt
Place depicted
Egypt
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.689-1959

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568444/the-rest-on-the-flight-print-van-bleeck-peter/
Download as: JSON