Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint George
William Dobson (bap. London 1611 - London 1646)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1621 - 1646
Materials
Oil on coarse canvas
Measurements
1372 x 1905 mm (54 x 75 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129294
Summary
Oil painting on coarse canvas, Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint George by William Dobson (London 1611 – London 1646). A knight in armour at the left looks towards the seated mother and child; another figure is walking away at the right.
Provenance
Christie's List of the Paintings at Hardwick handed over to the Treasury.1957; following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959
Credit line
Hardwick Hall, The Devonshire Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
William Dobson (bap. London 1611 - London 1646), artist