The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Details

Willem van Mieris (Leiden 1662-1747)
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
indistinctly signed and dated 'W. van.../A[n].. 1734' (lower right)
oil on panel
19½ x 16 7/8 in. (49.5 x 42.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This picture is a relatively late work by the artist by whom no dated pictures are known after 1736, when he is thought to have gone blind. The subject, rare within the artist's oeuvre, was taken up in a picture of 1715 now in the Cheltenham Art Gallery (inv. no. 806) that is apparently Van Mieris' only other treatment of the theme.

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