Jacob Persuaded to Send Benjamin with His Brethren into Egypt

1762

William Wynne Ryland, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
William Wynne Ryland

Artist, British, 1732 - 1783

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

This is a drawing of a group of figures surrounding a central figure with their hands raised. The composition includes multiple figures in close proximity, depicted in an expressive and dynamic style. The central figure is reclined, with the surrounding figures leaning in towards this focal point. The use of bold lines and contrasting shades creates a sense of depth and drama.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stipple etching and roulette on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.7 × 30.7 cm (12 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.8 × 31.9 cm (13 5/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854- 1888, undesc

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger and Gregory Mescha, Baltimore; bequest to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: undesc

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Ant. van Dyck delt.; lower center in plate: In the Collection of George Earl Cholmondeley, C. R. edidt.; W.W. Ryland sct. 1762

Wikidata ID

Q76360124

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