Lot Essay
The central figures of Eliezer drinking from the jar of well water offered by Rebecca are taken from Gerard de Jode's Thesaurus Sacrarum Historiarum Veteris Testamenti, Antwerp, published in 1585 after a painting by Martin de Vos. Other examples based on this print include a panel from a casket in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight (illustrated in X.Brooke, Catalogue of Embroideries, 1992, pp.182-83, fig.30, print source also reproduced), and another panel from a casket in the Burrell Collection at the Glascow Museum (illustrated in L.Arthur, Embroidery 1600-1700 at the Burrell Collection, 1995, pl.59-60).