Essau Selling his Birthright

Etienne Delaune

Associated Names
Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

This is a drawing of a scene featuring two human figures surrounded by fantastical animals and decorative elements. The artwork includes a unicorn-like creature, griffons, swirls, and floral motifs. The scene is bordered in a classical style, resembling a Renaissance or Baroque etching. The figures are symmetrically positioned with a central lamp-like feature at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8 × 10 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3469

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 433

  • Series Title

    Old Testament Subjects [R.D. 428-433]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q64955825

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