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Jacob and the flocks of Laban

Jacob and the flocks of Laban
 (1865-1881); published 1881
illustration for Dalziel's Bible Gallery, published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1881

Medium
wood-engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
11.6 × 18.3 cm (image) 11.8 × 18.5 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Printing/Publishing
engraved and printed by Dalziel Brothers
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DALZIEL Sc
Accession Number
2929.48-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
domestic sheep (species) flocks illustrations (layout features) Jacob (Old Testament character) reed (plant) riverbanks shepherds
Movements
Victorian

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