Original line engraving with the episode from Genesis in which the angel appears to Hagar, fled into the desert. Below, "The Flight of Agar. Genesis Ch. XVI", with G. Freman as draughtsman and F. van Hove as engraver. It is no. 14 of the series.
Original line engraving with the episode from Genesis in which the angel appears to Hagar, fled into the desert. Below, "The Flight of Agar. Genesis Ch. XVI", with G. Freman as draughtsman and F. van Hove as engraver. It is no. 14 of the series.
It comes from "The History of the Old and the New Testament", which Richard Blome published in London between 1688 and 1690 at subscribers' expense: each copperplate carries at the head, held by putti, the cartouche with the arms and dedication of the patron who financed it.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Artist / after: G. Freman.
Engraver: Frederick Hendrik van Hove (c. 1628-1698).
Date: 1690.
Source: The History of the Old and the New Testament, Richard Blome, London. No. 14.
Dimensions: Sheet 10.1 x 15.7 in (25.7 x 40 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with damp stains in the margins and small tears and losses at the edges of the sheet. The image is not affected.