Abraham's servant is impressed by the beautiful Rebecca, who stands in white amid the women around the well. Engraving by P.-I. Drevet after N. Coypel.

  • Coypel, Noël, the elder, 1628-1707.
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[between 1720 and 1729?]
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20457i
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Abraham's servant is impressed by the beautiful Rebecca, who stands in white amid the women around the well. Engraving by P.-I. Drevet after N. Coypel. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. O.T. Genesis 24.53. The servant is presenting a sliver of bejewelled raiment to Rebecca

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Paris : chez P. Drevet, [between 1720 and 1729?]

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1 print : line engraving ; image 52.1 x 41.2 cm

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Dedié au roy. Postquam autem biberunt cameli; protulit vir in aures aureas et armillas totidem. Genes. XXIV, 22. L'envoie d'Abraham, aprés que tous ses chameaux eurent bu, presenta à Rebecca deux pendents-d'oreille et autant de bracelets. Peint par Mr. Coypel 1er. peint. du roy et de S.A.R. Mgr. le duc d'Orleans regent du r.e. Gravé par Pierre Drevet

References note

Marcel Roux and Edmond Pognon, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome VII, Paris 1951, pp. 343-344, Pierre-Imbert Drevet no. 3

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Wellcome Collection 20457i

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