Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.

  • Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.
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18356i
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Bible. O.T. Judges 13.20. The angel portends the birth of Samson to Manoah's wife (Judges 13.20-24)

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1 print : line engraving ; image 30.8 x 23.1 cm

References note

Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1951, tome VII, pp. 74-75, no. 3

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Wellcome Collection 18356i

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