The Golden Calf - Engraving by F. H. van Hove - Blome Bible, 1690
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Original copper engraving of 1690 with the adoration of the golden calf (Exodus 32); behind, Moses comes down from Sinai with the Tables of the Law before the camp of the Israelites. Drawn by G. Freman, engraved by Frederick Hendrik van Hove for Richard Blome's illustrated Bible. Number 47 in the series.
Original copper engraving of 1690 with the adoration of the golden calf (Exodus 32); behind, Moses comes down from Sinai with the Tables of the Law before the camp of the Israelites. Drawn by G. Freman, engraved by Frederick Hendrik van Hove for Richard Blome's illustrated Bible. Number 47 in the series.
The cartouche above carries the dedication and the arms of the gentleman who paid for the copperplate: each subject in the work had a different sponsor, a common practice in the great English illustrated books of the seventeenth century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Artist / after: G. Freman
Engraver: Frederick Hendrik van Hove
Date: 1690
Source: Illustrated Bible published by Richard Blome, London, 1690
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.7 in (25.7 x 40 cm)
Condition: Toned paper, with damp staining and small tears and losses at the outer edges, always outside the plate mark. The engraved image is complete
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Original copper engraving of 1690 with the adoration of the golden calf (Exodus 32); behind, Moses comes down from Sinai with the Tables of the Law before the camp of the Israelites. Drawn by G. Freman, engraved by Frederick Hendrik van Hove for Richard Blome's illustrated Bible. Number 47 in the series.