Original Dutch Bible engraving by J. de Later after a drawing by Gerard Hoet: the blind Isaac blesses Jacob, covered in skins to pass for Esau, while Rebekah watches the scene (Genesis XXVII, 22-29). Lettered below in Hebrew, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch.
Original Dutch Bible engraving by J. de Later after a drawing by Gerard Hoet: the blind Isaac blesses Jacob, covered in skins to pass for Esau, while Rebekah watches the scene (Genesis XXVII, 22-29). Lettered below in Hebrew, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch.
Gerard Hoet (1648-1733) designed one of the most widely circulated illustrated Bible series of the 18th century, engraved by the best Dutch burins and published in the Figures de la Bible (1720) and in the Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament, issued at The Hague in 1728.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Gerard Hoet (1648-1733).
Engraver: J. de Later.
Date: c. 1720; The Hague edition, 1728.
Source: Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament, The Hague, Pieter de Hondt, 1728.
Dimensions: Image 13.8 x 8.3 in (35 x 21 cm), height x width; the print is upright.
Condition: Fair. General age-related toning and a light stain in the right margin.