Joshua Commandeth the Sun and Moon to Stand Still
Maker
(artist)
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
born 1830
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
born 1830
Title
Joshua Commandeth the Sun and Moon to Stand Still
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5868.29
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 : : 75. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left within image & recto : : F.OBERMANN. DRESDEN. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JOSHUA COMMANDETH THE SUN AND THE MOON TO STAND STILL. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of / Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Joshua. X. 12, 13. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left within image & recto : : F.OBERMANN. DRESDEN. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JOSHUA COMMANDETH THE SUN AND THE MOON TO STAND STILL. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of / Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Joshua. X. 12, 13. //
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