Accession number
PML 145499, plate 064
Published
[Paris : s.n., 1789]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Published caption title.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 64, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a design by Marillier for an illustration for "La Sainte Bible" (Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1789), v. 1, p. 83 (facing).
Numbered at head: "Tom. 1r." and "page 83".
Library's copy is a proof impression before letters.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 64, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a design by Marillier for an illustration for "La Sainte Bible" (Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1789), v. 1, p. 83 (facing).
Numbered at head: "Tom. 1r." and "page 83".
Library's copy is a proof impression before letters.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 139 x 89 mm; sheet: 152 x 94 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Isaac standing to the left of Rebecca and holding her right arm. A group of four people stand behind Rebecca. On the right, a seated man points towards the couple as a young woman stands behind his chair. A man with his back to the viewer stands hold a large jar on a lower platform. Next to the jar sits a woman observing the ceremony. Three camels are in left background.
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