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Jacob Obtaining the Blessing of Isaac

Maker

(artist)
1794-1872

(wood engraver)
1824-1870

Title

Jacob Obtaining the Blessing of Isaac

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 26.4 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5867.14

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 16 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image : on curtain : ZSCHECKEL //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JACOB OBTAINING THE BLESSING OF ISAAC. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine [colon] Let the people serve thee, and nations bow down / to thee [colon] be Lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee [colon] cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he / that blesseth thee. Genesis XXVII. 28. 29. //

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