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An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Engraving by C. Simonneau after A. Sacchi.
- Sacchi, Andrea, 1599?-1661.
- Date
- [between 1729 and 1742]
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Description
Bible. O.T. Genesis 21.16. Hagar has decided that she cannot bear to watch Ishmael (her child by Abraham) perish from thirst, but an angel appears and points to a spring in the wilderness
Publication/Creation
[Paris] : [publisher not identified], [between 1729 and 1742]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 22.2 x 24 cm
Lettering
Agar. Tableau d'André Sacchi, qui est dans le cabinet de Mr. Crozat. Peint sur toile, haut de 26 pouces, large de 36, gravé par Charles Simonneau.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2819199i
Lettering note
Bears number: 116
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
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