A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . 6. Rebecca and Eliezer at the well. In foreground a little tor. of centre, Eliezer in a white turban and a yellow tunic over a blueone and trowsers, and with a scimitar, facing to r., talks, with handsextended to Rebecca, who wears a blue robe over a red dress; herr. hand is on her breast, with her 1. she holds up her skirt; on theground between them a pitcher. On r. a group of three women, twoof them with pitchers, lean on the fountain and look to 1. Thefountain consis
A descriptive catalogue of the pictures in the Fitzwilliam museum, comp largely from materials supplied by Sidney Colvin .. . 6. Rebecca and Eliezer at the well. In foreground a little tor. of centre, Eliezer in a white turban and a yellow tunic over a blueone and trowsers, and with a scimitar, facing to r., talks, with handsextended to Rebecca, who wears a blue robe over a red dress; herr. hand is on her breast, with her 1. she holds up her skirt; on theground between them a pitcher. On r. a group of three women, twoof them with pitchers, lean on the fountain and look to 1. Thefountain consists of two stone tanks and in the middle a squarepillar with a stone ball at the top. On 1. a group of nine womentalking, playing, and drawing water. In the background, which risesslightly on each side, is a group of large buildings on 1., on r. asmaller building and rocks. In the centre, beyond the valley, distantgrey mountains. Blue sky with clouds; evening light. Canvas, 1 7\ by 2 6f. Fitzwilliam. Two pictures of this subject by Poussin, one in the Louvre, are mentioned by Smith,Catalogue Raisonne1, VIII. p. 5, no. 545
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