Artist: Rembrandt, after.
Engraver: Léopold Flameng (French, 1831-1911), reproductive etcher, painter, and draughtsman.
Title: Reduced copy of an early and rare "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt", an illustration from Charles Blanc's 'L'Oeuvre complet de Rembrandt'.
Dimensions: 4 1/4" x 3 1/4".
Edition: Charles Blanc. L'œuvre complet de Rembrandt : catalogue raisonné de toutes les eaux-fortes du maître et de ses peintures. Paris, Gide, 1859-61.
Date: c. 1859.
Materials and Techniques: Etching, printed on thin paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: remnants of supporting paper verso, patched tear l.r., yellow spots. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Tom 2, p. 471.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1865,1209.717.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C. Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.