Original 18th-century copper engraving with the biblical episode of Abraham's servant giving Rebecca the golden earring and bracelets at the well, with the camels beyond. Below, the verse from Genesis 24:22 in English and the signatures "Amiconi Pinxit" and "W. Tringham sculp".
Original 18th-century copper engraving with the biblical episode of Abraham's servant giving Rebecca the golden earring and bracelets at the well, with the camels beyond. Below, the verse from Genesis 24:22 in English and the signatures "Amiconi Pinxit" and "W. Tringham sculp".
Jacopo Amigoni, the Venetian painter who worked in England and ended as court painter to Ferdinand VI in Madrid, supplied the compositions for several London illustrated bibles.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Jacopo Amigoni (1682-1752), the original painting.
Engraver / lithographer: William Tringham.
Date: 18th century.
Dimensions: Image 6.7 x 10.1 in (17 x 25.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper with damp staining; some cuts in the margins and a piece lacking at the lower left corner; a handwritten name at the top.