Author: Jan Luyken (1649-1712)
Title: [Antique title page, 1694] De huyshoudinge Gods in s?n kerke, na de sundvloed tot aan de geboorte van Isaak, published 1694, 1 p.
Description: Frontispiece of P. van Staveren's: 'De huyshoudinge Gods in s?n kerke, na de sundvloed tot aan de geboorte van Isaak', published in Leiden by Frederik Haaring in 1694.Signed on the bottom right corner: J. Luyken. With the address of the publisher below: 'tot LEYDEN BY FREDERIK HAARING. A. MDCXCIV.'Six scenes from the Old Testament. Above: Noah's Sacrifice; Noah mocked by Ham. Middle: Tower of Babel; Abraham and Melchizedek. Below: Abraham receives the three angels; Lot flees the burning Sodom. Etching on paper; total: 192 x 150 mm; some rubbing on the margins, otherwise in good condition. Mounted on a sheet of paper.

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