Abraham and Isaac

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Abraham and Isaac

1753

Thomas Worlidge (British, 1700–1766)

In this etching, Worlidge adopted one of the time-honored techniques used by artists to work in the manner of their predecessors. Without directly copying Rembrandt's version, Worlidge incorporated similar details of costume and setting, while depicting the characters at a slightly different point in the narrative. Here Abraham and Isaac seem to be concluding their discussion, as the father escorts his son to the altar.

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Object Details

Title:

Abraham and Isaac

Date:

1753

Artist:

Thomas Worlidge (British, 1700–1766)

Medium:

Etching with drypoint

Dimensions:

Plate: 7 3/4 x 6 1/16 inches (19.7 x 15.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation

Accession Number:

1985-52-22464

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe or made in Bath, England, Europe

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