Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Cornelis van Poelenburch (Dutch, about 1594 or 1595–1667)

1640–50

Medium/TechniqueOil on panel

Dimensions24.4 x 31.7 cm (9 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Accession number51.2776

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ClassificationsPaintings

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ProvenanceMid-nineteenth century, probably acquired by Lewis Loyd (b. 1811 - d. 1891), Monks Orchard, Croydon, England; by descent within the family to his great-nephew, Edward Noel Farnham Loyd (b. 1889 - d. 1962), Shaw Hill, Wiltshire, England; April 30, 1937, Loyd sale, Christie's, London, lot 125, to P.& D. Colnaghi, London (stock no. A1933); 1937, sold by Colnaghi to an anonymous donor; 1951, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1951)