An original copper engraving of 1688 with the episode of the woman taken in adultery (John 8): Jesus, stooping, writes on the ground before the scribes and Pharisees while the woman waits with her hands joined in the court of the Temple. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Frederick Hendrik van Hove.
An original copper engraving of 1688 with the episode of the woman taken in adultery (John 8): Jesus, stooping, writes on the ground before the scribes and Pharisees while the woman waits with her hands joined in the court of the Temple. Drawn by G. Freman and engraved with the burin by Frederick Hendrik van Hove.
From The History of the Old and New Testament, published in London by Richard Blome in 1688, funded by subscription from the English nobility, whose arms and dedications appear in the upper cartouche of every engraving.
Medium: copper engraving
Artist / after: G. Freman
Engraver: Frederick Hendrik van Hove (1628-1698)
Source: The History of the Old and New Testament, Richard Blome, London, 1688
Date: 1688
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.7 in (25.6 x 40 cm)
Condition: good for its age