Samuel Hews Agag in Pieces at Gilgal - Original Hoet Engraving - 1728
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Samuel Hews Agag in Pieces at Gilgal - Original Hoet Engraving - 1728

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Original 18th-century Dutch engraving with the episode of Samuel putting Agag, king of the Amalekites, to death before the Lord at Gilgal (I Samuel XV, 32-33), with the camp and the flocks beyond. Title below in six languages.

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Original 18th-century Dutch engraving with the episode of Samuel putting Agag, king of the Amalekites, to death before the Lord at Gilgal (I Samuel XV, 32-33), with the camp and the flocks beyond. Title below in six languages.

It belongs to the series of biblical prints drawn by Gerard Hoet, engraved by Jan van Vianen and published at The Hague by Pierre de Hondt. Signed in the copper: "G. Hoet del." and "Joan Vianen fecit".

Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Gerard Hoet (1648-1733).
Engraver: Jan van Vianen (c. 1660-1726).
Date: 1728 (compositions of c. 1720).
Source: Figures de la Bible / Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen, The Hague, Pierre de Hondt, 1728.
Dimensions: Image 13.8 x 8.3 in (35 x 21 cm).
Condition: Good; age-related toning and light small stains in the right margin.

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