In the foreground a central group of figures, including to left a man dressed in robes and a turban, laban (?), who stands impassively as a servant looks for his idols in a chest, to right jacob (?), also in a turban and robes, holding out a hand in remonstration, while next to him, laban's daughter rachel rests on a chest, her face in her arms, and another woman, probably her sister leah, carrying a child in her arms; also two infants on the floor on a rug, a man and a dog, soldiers close to an antique ruin, camels, one with figure on top of its load, a tent with another camel and two people under it, packing cases and vessels; after ronmy
lithograph on buff chine collé. Date: 1825-1829 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 219 mm (image); Width: 301 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Laban. Collection: British Museum. Laban chechant ses idoles (BM 1860,0728.228)
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