Jacob and Rachel at the Well
Maker
(artist)
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
1823-1894
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
1823-1894
Title
Jacob and Rachel at the Well
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 26.5 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5867.16
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
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 18 //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image : : A. GABER SC //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JACOB AND RACHEL AT THE WELL. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, that / Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, / and lifted his voice and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. Gen. XXIX. 10-12. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image : : A. GABER SC //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JACOB AND RACHEL AT THE WELL. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, that / Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, / and lifted his voice and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. Gen. XXIX. 10-12. //
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