Abraham Dismissing Hagar

c. 1745

Joseph Wagner (publisher) after Giuseppe Zocchi

Associated Names
Joseph Wagner

Publisher, German, 1706 - 1780

Giuseppe Zocchi

Artist After, Florentine, 1711 - 1767

The image shows three figures positioned outdoors. The first person on the left is standing with their body turned to the side, gesturing with one hand. The second person, a woman, is standing beside a child, turned slightly to one side. The child has short hair and is wearing a tunic and cap with a contemplative expression. The background consists of a rustic setting with old stone ruins, a large tree, and a partially visible woman leaning out of a window behind the central figures. The scene has a detailed ornamental border that frames the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 52.5 x 34.2 cm (20 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.84.9


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Liechtenstein Collection; (Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt); purchased 1984 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: G. Zocchi inven. / aa 10.; lower right in plate: Ex Calcographia Iosephi Wagner Ven.a C.P.E.S.; across bottom in plate inscription in four lines

Wikidata ID

Q74066189

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