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Aaron before the alter in the holy place [print] / Isc. Taylor Jun. delt. ; Isc. Taylor sculpt.

Accession number
PML 145500, plate 012
Creator
Taylor, Isaac, 1759-1829, engraver.
Published
London : Hurst & Co., 90 Cheapside, Jan. 1, 1820.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Caption title.
Bound in v. 2 (PML 145500), as plate 12, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145500-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor as plate XXV of Boydell's "Illustrations of Holy Writ", originally published: London : Boydell and Co., 1813-1815. This is a later impression for an 1820 edition of Boydell's work, published: London : Hurst & Co., 1820.
Signed and dated within image and lettered with caption: Aaron before the Alter in the Holy Place. He stall put incense upon the fire before the Lord_Lev. 16, v. 13.; with production and publication detail below: Isc. Taylor Jun. delt. Pub. Jan.1.1820. by Hurst & Co.90 Cheapside London Isc. Taylor sculpt.
Library's copy printed on india paper and backed with drawing paper.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 100 x 76 mm; sheet 143 x 108 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Aaron, with his right arm and hand extended, standing before a pedestal with flames and smoke rising. On the right, a large menorah with lighted candles sits on a low pedestal.
Classification
Department