The child Samuel tells the priest Eli of the fate God has in store for him. Engraving after J.S. Copley.

  • Copley, John Singleton, 1737-1815.
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899]
Reference:
2819201i
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Description

Bible, 1 Samuel 3: 18. Eli is surrounded by incense and priestly attributes. He is one of the last of the age of judges and has fallen into sin along with his family. The child Samuel tells him of the full severity of his fate at the hands of God

Publication/Creation

London : George Virtue, [between 1800 and 1899]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; image 18.3 x 14 cm

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Lettering

"Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child." 1 Samuel 3. ver. 6.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2819201i

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