The Flight into Egypt

Artist John Singer Sargent American, 1856–1925

Datecirca 1877–1879

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions18 x 21 7/8 in. (45.7 x 55.6 cm)
Frame: 24 5/8 x 28 5/8 in. (62.5 x 72.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle Collection, Bequest

Object number2009.7.1

On View

On view

Provenance**Created United States, ca. 1877–1879; collection of the artist; given to sister [1], Emily Sargent; bequeathed to sister Mrs. Francis Ormond (née Violet Sargent), 1936; bequeathed to her son, Guillaume Francis Ormond, 1955; to nephew, John Francis Ormond; [Christie’s, London, November 12, 1976, no. 60, illus.] [2]; Brian Sewell, London; sold to Joseph F. McCrindle, New York; long-term loan to NCMA, 2007–2008; bequeathed to NCMA, 2008.

[1] Per inscription.
[2] As The Rest on the Flight into Egypt.
Published ReferencesCharles Merrill Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography (New York: W. W. Norton, 1955), p. 452 (XK10, undated). Also, 1957 ed., p. 363; 1969 ed., p. 479.

Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882: Complete Paintings, vol. 4 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006), no. 641, discussed 60-61, illus. (color) 61.
Exhibition HistoryChapel Hill, NC, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “An Eye for the Unexpected: Gifts from the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection,” June 20–August 31, 2014.

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