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Abraham expelling Hagar from their home, an angel appears behind her; Sarah reclines on the right in front of the dwelling with a curtain drawn

Intermediary draughtsman George Farington British
1776
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Object Information
  • Title: Abraham expelling Hagar from their home, an angel appears behind her; Sarah reclines on the right in front of the dwelling with a curtain drawn
  • Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, Paris 1748–1804 Paris)
  • Artist: Intermediary draughtsman George Farington (British, Leigh, Lancaster 1752–1788 Murshidabad, West Bengal)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1776
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 19 9/16 × 14 11/16 in. (49.7 × 37.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jenny Philippsohn, in memory of Siegfried Philippsohn, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.557.34
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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