Jacob's dream, 16th century, (1849). Creator: Kellerhoven.

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Jacob's dream, 16th century, (1849). Old Testament scene: Jacob dreaming of angels ascending and descending the ladder to Heaven. 19th century illustration after a miniature in a book of hours which belonged to King Henry II of France, in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]

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