Abraham's Sacrifice
Print
1788 (published), 01/09/1781 (dated)
1788 (published), 01/09/1781 (dated)
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Print showing Abraham - an elderly man with a white beard - with his hand over the face of his son, and dropping a knife as an angel appears to the left. The angel grasps Abraham's arm and raises another in disapproval. Abraham's son, Isaac, wears a loin cloth and lies on a pyre. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
| Brief description | Print depicting Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac. Mezzotint by John Murphy after Rembrandt, 1788. |
| Physical description | Print showing Abraham - an elderly man with a white beard - with his hand over the face of his son, and dropping a knife as an angel appears to the left. The angel grasps Abraham's arm and raises another in disapproval. Abraham's son, Isaac, wears a loin cloth and lies on a pyre. At the bottom of the sheet is a coat of arms. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'In the Gallery at Houghton. Rembrandt Pinxit. J. Murphy Sculpsit. John Boydell excudit 1781. Publish'd Sepr. 1st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered with title, size of picture and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
| Object history | This print is a plate from Houghton Gallery, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1788. |
| Production | The accession entry states that this print was published as a plate in Houghton Gallery in 1788, but is originally dated on the print 1st September 1781. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.483-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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