Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British, Flight into Egypt, undated
- Title:
Flight into Egypt
- Additional Title(s):
The Journey into Egypt
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Gray ink, gray wash, watercolor, black chalk, red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (23.5 x 19.1 cm) and Mount: 13 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (34.9 x 28.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, lower center: "R Cosway"; on mount, lower right: "15"; on back of mount, lower right: "Richard Cosway : Flight into Egypt"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.24.7
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | angels | baby | children | donkey | flasks (bottles) | flying | infant | journey | man | men | mother | Old Testament | reading | religious and mythological subject | robes | staves | the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass | travel | walking | wings | women | women
- Associated Places:
- Egypt
- Associated People:
- St. Joseph
Jesus Christ (7-2 BC/BCE to 30-36 AD/CE)
Mary - Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7092
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Stephen Lloyd, Richard & Maria Cosway: regency artists of taste and fashion, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, p. 73, cat. 172, NJ18 C7985 L56 1995 (LC)+ Oversize (YCBA)
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