The Betrayal of Christ - Original Engraving by J. Kip - Blome, 1701

Original copper engraving of the arrest in Gethsemane (Matthew XXVI): Judas kisses Christ while the soldiers advance with torches and Malchus falls in the foreground. Engraved by Johannes Kip after a drawing by Gerard Freman for Richard Blome's History of the Bible, London, on laid paper.

In the cartouche above, the heraldic dedication to Edward Ingram, Viscount Irvine: Blome financed the work by selling the dedication of each engraving to a different sponsor, whose arms were then engraved in the border.

Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: Gerard Freman.
Engraver / lithographer: Johannes Kip.
Date: 1701.
Source: History of the Bible, Richard Blome, London, print no. 53.
Dimensions: 10.1 x 15.6 in (25.6 x 39.5 cm).
Condition: Good; paper toned, with light wear and a small tear in the right margin.