Esau bij zijn vader Isaak en de jachtattributen van Esau Two performances on a leaf . Above: Esau as he throws his hands in despair in the air comes from his father Isaac and hear from him that blessing already given to his brother Jacob. Central to a reference to the Bible in Genesis 27:34. The show is held in an ornamental frame. Bottom: The hunting of Esau. Manufacturer attributes: print maker: Bernard Picart (studio) to drawing of: Bernard Picart (indicated on object) Place manufacture: Amsterdam Date: 1683 - 1733 Physical characteristics: etching, and engra; uncut sheet material: paper T

Esau bij zijn vader Isaak en de jachtattributen van Esau Two performances on a leaf . Above: Esau as he throws his hands in despair in the air comes from his father Isaac and hear from him that blessing already given to his brother Jacob. Central to a reference to the Bible in Genesis 27:34. The show is held in an ornamental frame. Bottom: The hunting of Esau. Manufacturer attributes: print maker: Bernard Picart (studio) to drawing of: Bernard Picart (indicated on object) Place manufacture: Amsterdam Date: 1683 - 1733 Physical characteristics: etching, and engra; uncut sheet material: paper Technique: etching / engra (printing process) Measurements: plate edge: h 141 mm (upper picture.) × W 176 mm (upper picture.) × H 46 mm (Bottom print.) × W 170 mm (Bottom prent .) Surface: h 381 mm × W 245 mm Explanation Prints originally intended for: Figures de la Bible. Amsterdam, Bernard Picart, 1720. Prints also originally intended for: Scenes of the main stories of the Old and New Testament (...) by the renowned artists Hoet, Houbraken, and Picart-designed, (...) and extended descriptions. The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1728. Prints can also be used in other bijbels. Subject: Esau seeks his father's blessing; Isaac realizes he has mistakenly blessed Jacob instead of Esauspoils of the hunt, game venisonhunting trophiesscrollwork, strap work ~ ornamentfoliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

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