Author: Wierix, Johannes (1549-c. 1618) after Borcht, Pieter van der I (ca. 1535-1608)
Title: The flight to Egypt [Matt. 2:13-15]
Description: The Flight into Egypt; The Virgin Mary seen to left, riding a donkey sideways and feeding Baby Jesus; St Jopseph seen to right with a basket filled with carpenter's tools; in the background, to left: Mary and Joseph starting their journey; illustration from Montano's 'Humanae Salutis Monumenta' (Antwerp). Signed at the bottom: 'PB' and 'IHW'; in brown ink below left:'P. Breugel'[sic!] and 'H. Wierix'. On the verso collector's mark: Gustave Francotte (1852-1925) L. 3196 l Very nice engraving on paper with small margins; platemark: 114 x 73; total: 124 x 78 mm Hollstein 11.A.(79) (Wierix; Book Illustrations); Alvin 1866 168, 1614b; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1979 2190

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