Jacob and Rachel (after Raphael)
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1649
Materials
Etching on paper
Measurements
410 x 530 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286592.23
Summary
Etching on paper, Jacob and Rachel (after Raphael) by Nicholas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/55), 1649. One of a series of 28 from the publication: Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa (Raphael's Bible) from the series of frescos painted by Raphael in the Logge, Vatican. Plate number 22 illustrating Genesis XXIX, showing Jacob and Rachel together, with a shepherd watering his sheep at a well. Inscribed: Jacob ad puteum uidit Rachel et adaguato grege, indicauit ei guod frater est et patris sui. Inscribed in ink on the back '16 scripture prints.
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink on the back '16 scripture prints).
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker)