Isaac blesses Jacob, Benediction de Jacob (title on object), History of Jacob and Esau (series title), Histoire de Esaeu et de Jacob (series title on object), The old and blind Isaac blesses Jacob, who kneels by the bed. With the help of his mother Rebekah, who is sitting on the edge of the bed, he has disguised himself as his brother Esau in order to receive the blessing. On his neck and over his hands Jacob wears the skin of a goat to resemble his hairy brother. In the background, Esau is returning from the hunt. Below the depiction a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 27. Part of a series of 4 prints of the history of Jacob and Esau. Numbered bottom left: 2. Part of an album of mainly Christian scenes., print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Maerten de Vos, after print by: anonymous, 1580 - 1621, paper, engraving, height 133 mm × width 180 mm, height 298 mm × width 182 mm
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