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Auction 198, Lot 690

"[Genesis 18] Siet Hier Drie Mannen Godts, voor Abraham... / Onder een Groenen Boom, Gaet Hyse Neder Voeghen... / Waer is Sara u Wyf, dees Mannen Abraham... / Sara die Hoort dit Aen, en Lacht..."

Subject: Prints - Religion

Period: 1670 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
19.1 x 14.3 inches
48.5 x 36.3 cm
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This superb engraving illustrates Genesis 18, in which Abraham is visited by three angels who inform him that his wife, Sarah, will bear a son. Sarah can be seen in the doorway of their home. Engraved by Rombout van den Hoeye. There are four columns of Dutch verses below the engraving.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression on a lightly toned sheet with marginal soiling and a short tear in the bottom margin that has been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $140 - $170

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Closed on 6/19/2024

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