Abraham and Isaac embrace in the wilderness, in the shock of their reprieve. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877.

  • Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911.
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1877
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20624i
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Abraham and Isaac embrace in the wilderness, in the shock of their reprieve. Autotype after F.J. Shields, 1877. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Abraham looks down at the ram at his feet, which he will sacrifice instead of Isaac. Isaac stands on the abandoned rope which was used to restrain him. The veins of Abraham's arm and hand bulge with tension as he continues to clasp the sacrificial knife

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1877

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1 process print : autotype of a lithograph ; image 30.4 x 15.3 cm

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Abraham & Isaac. "Searching what- the spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ". 1 Peter 1.11. Fred. J. Shields. Autotype Next to Isaac's calves there is Shields' monogram and the date of the work

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Wellcome Collection 20624i

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