The Sacrifice of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (Sacrifices d’Elie et des Prophètes de Baal)

Paul-Ponce-Antoine Robert and Nicolas Le Sueur after Maturino da Firenze1729

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Title: The Sacrifice of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (Sacrifices d’Elie et des Prophètes de Baal)
Creator: Paul-Ponce-Antoine Robert and Nicolas Le Sueur after Maturino da Firenze
Date Created: 1729
Subject Keywords: Bible, printmaking techniques, prophets, sacrifice
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, below image: “Sacrifices d’Elie et des Prophètes de Baal”; inscribed in plate, below title: “Dessein de Mathurin, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr Crozan”; inscribed in plate, below preceding text: “Gravé à l’eau forte par PPA Robert, peintre de Mgr le Cardinal de Rohan, Et en bois sous sa conduite par Nicolas le Sueur”; inscribed in plate, lower right corner: “83”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Magdalena Wagner Fund, 2013
Materials & Techniques: Copperplate etching printed with woodcut in rose, blue, and blue-grey
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: From Receuil Crozat
Dimensions: 1733
Associated People: Engraved by Paul-Ponce-Antoine Robert (French, 1686-1733), Woodcut by Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764), After Maturino da Firenze (Italian, died ca. 1528)
Accession Number: 2013.13.1

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