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- Creator:
- Walker, James, approximately 1748-approximately 1822, printmaker, publisher
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1792]
- Call Number:
- 792.01.01.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Holy Family resting during the Flight into Egypt; St Joseph standing beside the donkey, drawing his cloak around him, the Virgin laying the infant Jesus on a rock, holding the edge of His garment in right hand, gesturing with the other, two cherubs standing together and watching to left."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into Egypt
- Description:
- Titles engraved below image, in Russian and English., Bible citation "St. Math. Chap. 2, Vir. 13" follows title in English; translation of the same follows title in Russian., Dedications to Catherine II engraved beneath each title, in Russian and English. Dedication in English: Dedicated to her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Second, Empress and Autocratrix of all the Russias, by her most devoted and very humble servant, James Walker., From a series of prints published by Walker in 1792: A collection of prints, from the most celebrated pictures in the gallery of her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Second., "From the original picture in the Imp. Gallery.", and In Russian and English.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Jany. 1, 1792, as the act directs by Jas. Walker and W. Hodges, Queen Street, May Fair and R. Blamire, Strand, London
- Subject (Name):
- Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 and Jesus Christ
- Subject (Topic):
- Art collections, Family, Biblical events, Donkeys, and Putti
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Vostavʺ poimi otrocha i materʹ ego, i bi︠e︡zhi vo Egipetʺ Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into Egypt / [graphic] =, Воставъ поими отроча и матерь его, и бѣжи во Египетъ Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into Egypt / [graphic] =