Israelites Crossing the Jordan - Engraving by Van der Gucht - 1688
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Original copper engraving with the crossing of the Jordan: the army of Israel passes over the stayed riverbed while the caravan, with camels and pack animals, advances in the foreground. Lettered below, G. Freman delin. and M. vander Gucht sculp., with the reference to the book of Joshua. Book leaf.
Original copper engraving with the crossing of the Jordan: the army of Israel passes over the stayed riverbed while the caravan, with camels and pack animals, advances in the foreground. Lettered below, G. Freman delin. and M. vander Gucht sculp., with the reference to the book of Joshua. Book leaf.
From The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London by Richard Blome in 1688. The cartouche above carries the dedication to Sir Hender Molesworth, governor of Jamaica, dated 1687, following the practice of the work of dedicating each engraving to one of its subscribers.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: G. Freman.
Engraver: Michael van der Gucht (Antwerp, 1660 - London, 1725).
Date: 1688.
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1688; print No. 56.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.7 x 39.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper with light damp stains and small losses at the edges of the sheet, outside the plate mark.
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Original copper engraving with the crossing of the Jordan: the army of Israel passes over the stayed riverbed while the caravan, with camels and pack animals, advances in the foreground. Lettered below, G. Freman delin. and M. vander Gucht sculp., with the reference to the book of Joshua. Book leaf.