Identification title(s): the israelites cleanse their clothing and objects. Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-1921-142. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2233 inscription, verso top left, handwritten: '43. Culs de lampes complets. '. Description: after the battle against the midianites, the israelites cleanse all fire-resistant objects in the fire. Everything that has been put through the fire and everything that is not fire resistant is cleaned with water. Moses gives the order in the middle to do this. In the middle there is a reference to the bible text in num. 31:23. The scene is contained in an ornamental frame with a mascaron, eagle, shell, scroll work, garlands and leaf vines. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: bernard picart (studio of), after a drawing by: bernard picart (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1683 - 1733. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 264 mm × w 182 mm. Explanation: print originally intended for: figures de la bible. Amsterdam, bernard picart, 1720. Print also used in: scenes of the main histories of the old and new testament (. . ) drawn by the renowned artists hoet, houbraken, and picart (. . ) and expanded with descriptions. The hague: pieter de hondt, 1728. Print may also have been used in other bibles. Subject: what: ornament derived from animal formsthe israelites washing their clothes after the battle against the midianites. Credit line: bequest of mr j. G. De groot jamin, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1921. Date: between 1683 and 1733.
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