Antique copper engraving with the conversion of Zacchaeus, the publican of Jericho who climbed the sycamore to see Jesus pass, surrounded by the crowd and with the city behind. Below, the English title, the gospel reference to St Luke and the signatures of G. Freeman (drawing) and J. Kip (engraving).
Antique copper engraving with the conversion of Zacchaeus, the publican of Jericho who climbed the sycamore to see Jesus pass, surrounded by the crowd and with the city behind. Below, the English title, the gospel reference to St Luke and the signatures of G. Freeman (drawing) and J. Kip (engraving).
It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, the illustrated Bible that Richard Blome published in London in 1701. The cartouche above carries the publisher's dedication to Sir Thomas Rawlinson, sheriff of London, one of the patrons who paid for the coppers.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: G. Freeman
Engraver / lithographer: Johannes Kip
Date: 1701
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome (London, 1701)
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.6 x 39.5 cm)
Condition: Good; the sheet with deckle edges, the paper somewhat cockled and lightly toned at the edges