Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael

Rembrandt1637

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Abraham stands in the center foreground, facing the spectator, his head turned toward the right in profile. He gestures with his left hand toward the figures of Hagar and young Ishmael, moving to right. Signed and dated, upper right: "Rembrandt / f. 1637."

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Title: Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
Date Created: 1637
Location Created: Netherlands
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Etching on paper
Credit line: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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