PrintsGerman18th century

Flight into Egypt

18th century

Artists

Johann Esaias NilsonArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and engraving

Culture

German

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 19 × 25 cm (7 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.) Sheet: 21 × 26.3 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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