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An Angel Appears to Joseph and Summons Him to Flee to Egypt
Preparation for the Flight into Egypt
An Angel Appears to Joseph and Summons Him to Flee to Egypt
Justus Sadeler (Netherlandish, circa 1572–circa 1620)
After: Johann Rottenhammer (German, active in Italy, 1564–1625)
After: Johann Rottenhammer (German, active in Italy, 1564–1625)
1600–1620
Medium/Technique
Engraving mounted to card
Dimensions
Sheet: 18.5 × 22.5 cm (7 5/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Stephen Bullard Memorial Fund
Accession Number2022.67
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein (Aegidius to Raphael Sadeler), Justus Sadeler, 2
ProvenancePossibly Johann Nepomuk Ernst Harrach (b. 1756 - d. 1829; see Lugt 1282) [see note]. November 1998, sold by Helmut Rumbler (dealer), Frankfurt, to the Hearn Family Trust, New York; consigned by the Hearn Family Trust to Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York; 2022, sold by Susan Schulman Fine Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 16, 2022)
NOTE: Harrach mounted many of his prints to characteristic cream-colored cards, similar to the one this print is on. Prints mounted in this way often do not bear Harrach’s collector’s mark, which this likewise lacks.
NOTE: Harrach mounted many of his prints to characteristic cream-colored cards, similar to the one this print is on. Prints mounted in this way often do not bear Harrach’s collector’s mark, which this likewise lacks.