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)
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:
angels | wings | Old Testament | donkey | flying | the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way; Mary usually riding on an ass | angel | religious and mythological subject | robes | flasks (bottles) | women | women | men | man | reading | walking | children | mother | baby | infant | travel | staves | journey
Associated Places:
Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Richard and Maria Cosway - Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion (National Portrait Gallery, 1996-11-17 - 1997-02-18)Richard and Maria Cosway - Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1995-08-11 - 1995-10-29)
Publications:
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)