A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR BIBLICAL PLAQUE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK AND CYPHERS

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR BIBLICAL PLAQUE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK AND CYPHERS
Finely painted after Adriaen Van der Werff with Abraham, Isaac and Sarah, banishing Hagar and Ishmael
12½ in. x 10 1/8 in. (31.7 cm. x 25.7 cm.), within a giltwood frame

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See Barbara Gaehtgens, Adrian Van der Werff, pp. 272-273 where she identifies this plaque as inspired by the painting by Van der Werff (1659-1722) in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.

Ishmael was Abraham's first son, born by Hagar, the Egyptian handmaiden to Sarah, Abraham's wife. Ishmael mocked Abraham's second son Isaac (born by Sarah) and Sarah asked Abraham to banish them both. Provided with bread and water, Hagar and Ishmael were banished to the desert of Beersheba (Genesis, 21:9-21).