Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

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Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
signed 'Epstein' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
22¾ x 17 in. (55.2 x 43.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present work portrays the events of the Book of Daniel, Chapter 3. Nebuchadnezzar made a great statue and forced all to worship it. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused and were miraculously spared by God despite being thrown into a fiery furnace.

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