A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, DIE VERSTOSSUNG DER HAGAR

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, H, AND INCISED 15 - 13, PAINTED 794

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, DIE VERSTOSSUNG DER HAGAR
Late 19th/20th century, impressed monogram and sceptre mark, H, and incised 15 - 13, painted 794
Finely painted after A. Van der Werff with Abraham, Isaac and Sarah, banishing Hagar and Ishmael
15 5/8 x 13¼ in. (39.5 x 34 cm.)

Lot Essay

Adriaen Van der Werff (Kralingen 1659-1722 Rotterdam)

The present plaque was inspired by the painting in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden (gal no. 1823). 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).

Compare Christie's, New York, 26 November 2006, lot 479.

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