Gideon Selects His Army at the River Jordan

c. 1655/1660

Melchior Küsel, after Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

Associated Names
Melchior Küsel

Artist, German, 1626 - 1683

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

Artist After, German, 1609 - c. 1682

This is a drawing of a group of figures by a river in a historical setting. The foreground displays several figures engaged in various activities, such as kneeling by the water and holding vessels. The background features architectural ruins, including a large, weathered wall with columns. There is also a diverse array of figures engaged in different actions, including some on horseback and others holding spears or standing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.6 × 34.2 cm (10 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 × 37.9 cm (11 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.47.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Nicolaas Teeuwisse OHG, Berlin); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868: no. 1

Inscriptions

below image in plate: Sic juffu Domini GEDEON Fortissumus Heros / Tota de gente ad martia castra legit; / Scilicet ad pugnas aptus fit, more Canino / De gelido siquis flumine lambit aquas!; lower left in plate: J.H. Schönfeldt INventor et Pinxit. / Melchior Küsell Sculps:

Watermarks

coat of arms with SM

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