The flight to Egypt [Matt. 2:13-15]

Beschrijving

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