Abraham and Sarah's Journey through Canaan to Egypt
The fine engraving on this set of plates (65.260.1–.12) depicts scenes from the Old Testament. The engraver, who must have been trained on the Continent, based his compositions on illustrations in a Concordance to the Bible, improvising where necessary to fill in the circular frame offered by the plates. The plates and a related piece engraved with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I must have been made as a gift to or from the queen herself.
Artwork Details
- Title: Abraham and Sarah's Journey through Canaan to Egypt
- Engraver: Possibly engraved by P.M.
- Date: ca. 1567
- Culture: probably British
- Medium: Silver, partly gilded
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5/8 x 7 3/4 in., 8 oz.11 dwt. (1.6 x 19.7 cm, 0.266kg)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1965
- Object Number: 65.260.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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