An Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son

Gerrit Claesz Bleker1638

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Title: An Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son
Creator: Gerrit Claesz. Bleker (Dutch, 1656)
Date Created: 1638
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 14.9 x 21.6 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.); Platemark: 14.3 x 21.1 cm (5 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
Provenance: Dr. Julius Hofmann (1840-1913), Vienna, stamp (Lugt 1264), verso, lower left, in brown ink. (Frederick Keppel & Co., 5/27/27); sold to Lewis B. Williams (1927-1943), Cleveland.
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.546
Medium: etching
State of work: i/iv
Inscriptions: upper left, in plate: GBleker f.1638. ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: 1125 ; lower left, in graphite: [f M.ar ?] (underlined) / [f vr ?] ; lower left, in graphite: B.293 ; lower center, in graphite: Bleker B.1; lower right, in graphite: EW
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, 17th century
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 1943.546

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