A king orders the preparation of a sacrifice (?). Colour etching by M.K. Prestel, 1780, after A. Bloemaert.

  • Bloemaert, Abraham, 1564-1651.
Date:
[1777?]
Reference:
2853399i
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Description

Right, a king wearing a turban and a crown, sits on a raised throne under a canopy. Left, servants gather metal urns and firewood

Publication/Creation

[Frankfurt am Main] : [publisher not identified], [1777?]

Physical description

1 print : etching in black with plate tone in brown and white highlights in woodcut (?) ; image and border 16.5 x 13 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Dessin d'Abraham Bloema tiré de la collection de Mr. Mathès, peintre à Hambourg. M. Cath. Prestel sc. 1780. Lettering on label on verso of old mount Bears number: No. 3

References note

R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, no. 391, p. 35 ("Ein König lässt ein Opfer bereiten. Feder und Bister mit weissen Lichtern ...")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2853399i

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