Jacob and Esau - Engraving by M. van der Gucht - Blome Bible 1701
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Antique copper engraving with Jacob and Esau: the sale of the birthright for the mess of pottage, set in a domestic interior with the fire lit and the hunting dog at their feet. Below, the English title and the reference to chapter XXV of Genesis.
Antique copper engraving with Jacob and Esau: the sale of the birthright for the mess of pottage, set in a domestic interior with the fire lit and the hunting dog at their feet. Below, the English title and the reference to chapter XXV of Genesis.
It comes from The History of the Old and New Testament, the illustrated Bible of Richard Blome (London, 1701). The cartouche above carries the publisher's dedication to Sir Benjamin Thorowgood, alderman of the city of London.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: G. Freeman
Engraver / lithographer: Michael van der Gucht
Date: 1701
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome (London, 1701), print no. 23
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.6 x 39.5 cm)
Condition: Good; the sheet with deckle edges and somewhat cockled edges, the image clean
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Antique copper engraving with Jacob and Esau: the sale of the birthright for the mess of pottage, set in a domestic interior with the fire lit and the hunting dog at their feet. Below, the English title and the reference to chapter XXV of Genesis.