The hand of God spans out heaven with a compass while surrounded by angels. Line engraving by Robert Pranker, ca. 1761.
- Date:
- 1761
- Reference:
- 15458i
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Description
Refers to Isaiah 40.12; God "meted out heaven with the span". See also Jeremiah 27.5: "I have made the earth ... by my outstretched arm" and Proverbs 8.27: "he set a compass upon the face of the depth"
Publication/Creation
1761
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 27 x 19.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The commencement of creation. Pranker sculpt.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 15458i
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Engraver's name indistinct
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Location Status Access Closed stores