The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Seghers

c. 1653

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

Hercules Seghers

Artist, Dutch, c. 1590 - c. 1638

The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is low, leaving ample space for the sky. In the distance, a strip of land and limited detail can be discerned. Detailed trees with dense foliage are prominent in the foreground. A figure on horseback is visible among the trees to the right, casting shadows. The artwork features intricate detailing, likely achieved through cross-hatching or stippling techniques. The color scheme is monochromatic, emphasizing light and dark contrasts typical of etchings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burin and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 21.4 × 28.6 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.476

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 56, State iv/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Verstolk van Soelen (Lugt 1847); Moriz de Fries (Lugt 2930); Collection D'Arenberg (Lugt 567); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from William Schab 1951; given to the National Gallery of Art 1951

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 33.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 52, 54, repro.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

1990

  • Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 40b, repro.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1990

  • Schneider, Cynthia P. Rembrandt's Landscapes: Prints and Drawings. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: no. 40b.

Inscriptions

verso: at center, in red pencil: N 904 [crossed out]

Markings

recto: none; verso: Collection D'Arenberg (Lugt 567)

Watermarks

Strasbourg lily

Wikidata ID

Q42189986

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