Antique Print-BIBLE-MATTHEW-JESUS CHRIST-ESCAPE INTO EGYPT-de Hondt-1728

Print

75.00

‘THE ESCAPE OF JESUS INTO EGYPT(..).’

– Original antique print illustrating a biblical scene from the New Testament, Matthew 2; An angel warns Joseph in a dream to flee to Egypt with Jesus and Mary. King Herod intends to search for the infant to kill him. Joseph obeys, taking his family to Egypt by night, where they remain until Herod dies.

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Description

Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 25.5 x 40.3 cm (10.04 x 15.87 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 34.7 cm. (8.46 x 13.66 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From De Hondt’s ‘Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Nieuwe Testament’, published in 1728 in The Hague by Pieter de Hondt, The Netherlands.

Text pages included.

Biography engraver: Engraver unknown/to be determined.

Biography artist: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French painter and engraver. He received his art education from his father, Etienne (1632-1721), from Le Brun and Jouvenet at the Royal Academy. His talents developed rapidly: at the age of sixteen he gained honors at the Academy of Paris. His prints in the ‘French’ taste were very popular. His way of working was also very influential for the book illustration in the Netherlands. Pieter de Hondt, Dutch publisher and bookseller (1696–1764).

Additional information

Dimensions 40 × 25 × 1 cm

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