Manoah and his wife offer a sacrifice; the angel floats above. Engraving by J. Houbraken, 1757, after P. Hutin after a painting attributed to Rembrandt.

Date:
1757
Reference:
20886i
Part of:
Recueil d'estampes d'apres les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde
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Description

The angel had predicted that the childless couple Manoah and his wife would have a child who would deliver Israel from the Philistines. Their child was Samson

Publication/Creation

1757

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 38.5 x 42.2 cm

Lettering

Quadro di Rembrandt dalla galleria reale di Dresda. Alto piedi 8. onc. 7. Largo piedi 10. Tableau de Rembrant de la galerie roïale de Dresde. Haut 8 pieds 7 pouces. Large 10 pieds. P. Hutin del. J. Houbraken sculps. Rembrandt f 1642 Bears number: no. 47

References note

Jonathan Bikker, Willem Drost (1633-1659): a Rembrandt pupil in Amsterdam and Venice, New Haven 2005, pp. 125-128, no. R1

Reference

Wellcome Collection 20886i

Creator/production credits

The authorship of the painting in Dresden is disputed: the painting has been attributed to Rembrandt, Jan Victors, Willem Drost and Abraham van Dijck

Reproduction note

After a large (242 x 283 cm) painting in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (no. 1563)

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