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Shepherds Dreaming of the Flight into Egypt — Jean Baptiste Henri Deshays. Shepherds Dreaming of the Flight into Egypt, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Shepherds Dreaming of the Flight into Egypt

by Jean Baptiste Henri Deshays

Quick Overview

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Deshays (French, Colleville 1729–1765 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Oil paint over black chalk on paper, mounted on canvas. Varnished.
Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (33.4 x 30.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1983
Accession no.: 1983.66

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