The Flight into Egypt
Print
ca.1862 (published)
ca.1862 (published)
| Artist/Maker |
Colour wood-engraving, lettered with the title, 'The Flight into Egypt'. Plate included in William Owen's 'Pictorial Sunday Readings', published by James Sangster, ca.1862.
Object details
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| Title | The Flight into Egypt (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour wood-engraving |
| Brief description | 'The Flight into Egypt', engraved by the Leighton Brothers after designs by John Martin. Wood-engraving, British, ca. 1862. |
| Physical description | Colour wood-engraving, lettered with the title, 'The Flight into Egypt'. Plate included in William Owen's 'Pictorial Sunday Readings', published by James Sangster, ca.1862. |
| Dimensions | Various sizes. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Each lettered with title etc.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through Art Fund |
| Object history | The Old Testament subjects are of the same designs as 'Illustrations of the Bible' by John Martin, 1835. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.741-1968 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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