The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Segers
The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Segers

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The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Segers,

ca. 1652

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606–1669; born Leiden, Netherlands; died Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hercules Segers, 1589-1638; born Haarlem, Netherlands; died The Hague, Netherlands
2024-48
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Title
The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Segers
Dates

ca. 1652

Maker
Rembrandt van Rijn
Hercules Segers
Medium
Etching, engraving, and drypoint
Dimensions
trimmed to plate: 20.6 × 28.5 cm (8 1/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2024-48
Place Made

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Reference Numbers
Bartsch 56; Hollstein 56; Hind 226; New Hollstein 271 iv/vi (this impression cited)
Culture
Dutch
Type
etchings, prints
Subject
landscapes (representations)

Janet Marqusee (née Morland) (1931-2001) and John Edwards Marqusee (1928-1999), New York; Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), acquired from the above in 1970; then by descent to previous owners; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum from Christie’s London auction, “The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn,” 7 Dec 2023.

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