The Flight into Egypt
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The Flight into Egypt

TitleThe Flight into Egypt
ArtistBenjamin West
Datec. 1800 19th century
Mediumpen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache, on laid paper
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Professor William B. O'Neal
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Flight into Egypt” is a work by Benjamin West, dated c. 1800. It is executed in pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache, on laid paper and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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