Two Scenes from The Flight into Egypt (R. 65-66)

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804)
Two Scenes from The Flight into Egypt (R. 65-66)
etchings, circa 1750, watermark Triple Crescent with the letter W surmounted by a Crown, the two plates printed on one sheet, very rare, with wide margins, a waterstain at the upper sheet edge, minor surface dirt, faint traces of old adhesive and scattered foxing on the reverse, otherwise in good condition
P. 190 x 260 mm., S. 243 x 314 mm.

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Lot Essay

These two scenes were designed for but never included in The Flight into Egypt, Domenico's series of 24 plates published in 1753. It is thought that they were ultimately rejected because they are after designs by his father Giovanni Battista, and the frontispiece of the series proclaimed that all the prints were by Domenico after his own designs.

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