Accession number
PML 145499, plate 029
Creator
Delignon, Jean Louis, 1755-ca. 1804, engraver.
Published
[Paris : s.n., 1789]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Published caption title.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 29, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a design by Marillier for an illustration for "La Sainte Bible" (Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1789), v. 1, p. 45 (facing).
Numbered at head: "Tom. 1r." and "page 45"; lettered below image: "C. P. Marillier inv." "Delignon sculp."
Library's copy is a proof impression before final lettering lacking the caption, volume and page number at head.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 29, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a design by Marillier for an illustration for "La Sainte Bible" (Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1789), v. 1, p. 45 (facing).
Numbered at head: "Tom. 1r." and "page 45"; lettered below image: "C. P. Marillier inv." "Delignon sculp."
Library's copy is a proof impression before final lettering lacking the caption, volume and page number at head.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 137 x 89.5 mm; sheet: 149.5 x 94 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows in middleground a solider and noble having a discussion standing by large basket. Behind the one soldier are other soliders, several camels, and Lot with his family. Palm trees, hills, and a tower comprise the background. In the foreground, two laborers are carrying a large box and oval-shaped object on a handcart.
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