PrintsNetherlandish16th-17th century
Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob ('Jacob and Esau')
c.1581
Artists
Adriaen CollaertArtist
Chrispijn van den BroeckArtist after
Description
in medallions at top, left: Isaac's blessing [Gen. 27:18-29], center: Jacob's dream [Gen. 28:10-22], right: Jacob and Rachel [Gen. 29:15-30]
Dimensions
25.8 × 20 cm (10 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.
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