Comte de Caylus
The Egyptian Army drowing in the Red Sea (plate 75)

ArtistFrench, 1692–1765
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Egyptian Army drowing in the Red Sea (plate 75)
  • Recueil d'estamptes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux dessiens qui sont en France
Date1729–1742
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut printed in blue and green on line etching with engraved inscription printed in black ink on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/4 × 14 1/16 in. (22.2 × 35.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2022.268
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 18th century; [Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York] as of 2021-2022; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed on plate, center bottom edge: LES EGYPTIENS SUBMERGES DANS LA MER ROUGE/Dessein de Jean Francois Penni, dit le Fattor, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat/grave a l’eau forte par Mr le C. de C. et en bois sous sa conduit par Nicolas le Sueur
Recto: Inscribed in ink, bottom right corner: 75

Watermark: 18th-century laid paper with letters watermark
Catalogue raisonnéLe Blanc II.543.2 p. 543, Cat. 2; Roux, Marcel. no. 366, p. 113

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