Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp)

The Return from Egypt

Details

Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp)
The Return from Egypt
oil on canvas
61¼ x 57½ in. (155.6 x 146 cm.)

Provenance

J. Howard Galton, by 1857.
Augustine Courtauld, before 1932.
Lady Butler of Saffron Walden, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature

G. Agnew, '"The Return from Egypt" by Rubens', The Listener, June 1960, fig. 6, as Van Dyck.
J.A. Goris and J.S. Held, Rubens in America, New York, 1947, no. 51, pl.32, as 'largely workshop'.
E. Larsen, The Paintings of Anthony van Dyck, Freren, 1988, p. 119, no. 285, as Van Dyck. 276, illustrated, as Van Dyck.

Exhibited

Manchester, Exhibition of Art Treasures, 1857 (label on the reverse, but not listed in Graves).
King's Lynn, The Fermoy Art Gallery, Sir Anthony van Dyck, 27 July - 10 Aug. 1963, no. 8.
Agnew's, London, Van Dyck, 1968, no. 15.

Lot Essay

This composition derives from two paintings by Rubens; the first one, dating from circa 1614 is in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conneticut, the second is at Holkham Hall, Norfolk. A drawing by Van Dyck after the first version was then used for an engraving by Lucas Vosterman, dated 1620, in reverse.

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