The Flight out of Egypt

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Untitled by the artist, this painting is a gathering of experiences witnessed by Dadd while travelling in the Near East (1842–1843). In a letter of 1842, Dadd revealed his elation and confusion: ‘the excitement of these scenes has been enough to turn the brain of an ordinary weak-minded person like myself, and often I have lain down at night with my imagination so full of wild vagaries that I have really and truly doubted my own sanity.’ The journey may have hastened his mental decline. On his return, believing the Egyptian Gods required a sacrifice, he murdered his father.

Tate Britain

London

Title

The Flight out of Egypt

Date

1849–50

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 101 x W 126.4 cm

Accession number

N05767

Acquisition method

Purchased 1947

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

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