William James LINTON (wood-engraver), Frederic LEIGHTON (draughtsman)
Cain and Abel
(1894)
illustration for Art Pictures from the Old Testament, reprinted from Dalziel's Bible Gallery, published by S.P.C.K., London, 1894

Medium
wood-engraving

Measurements
21.4 × 15.4 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.6 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DALZIEL Sc

Accession Number
2929.51-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
Abel (Old Testament character) brothers Cain (Old Testament character) Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative) conflict (general sense) fur garments illustrations (layout features) murders (deaths)

Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian