The Flight Into Egypt

Provenance

Possibly Gregory Vladimirovitch Orloff (died 1826), Russia and Paris [Knox 1961]; possibly by descent to Prince Alexis Orloff, Paris [Knox 1961]. Sold, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, April 29-30, 1920, Orloff sale, lot 86. Sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 6, 1929, lot 124. Sold by Robert Lebel, Paris, to Everett Graff, Winnetka, Ill., July 9, 1957 [1986 appraisal in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute, 1986.

The Flight Into Egypt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1735/40

Accession Number

113952

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

42.7 × 29.8 cm (16 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Everett D. Graff