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The Flight into Egypt
Johann Theophilus Prestel (German, 1739–1808)
After: Nicolaes Claas Pietersz. Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683)
After: Nicolaes Claas Pietersz. Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683)
undated
Medium/Technique
Etching and aquatint, printed in brown
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB3128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsOn sheet clipped and attached to mount, upper right, in plate: No. 36.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, center, in plate: Dessin de Nicolas Berghem. / Du Cabinet de Monsieur Jean Frederic Ettling à francfort sur le Mein.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, lower left, in plate: H.S.H. excud.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, lower right, in plate: J. T. Prestel sc.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, center, in plate: Dessin de Nicolas Berghem. / Du Cabinet de Monsieur Jean Frederic Ettling à francfort sur le Mein.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, lower left, in plate: H.S.H. excud.
On sheet clipped and attached to mount, lower right, in plate: J. T. Prestel sc.
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 – d. 1899; Lugt 208), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of Babcock to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: June 5, 1900)