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Jacob and Rachel at the Well

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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. //

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