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Hagar and the Angel at the Well on the Way to Shur

Ferdinand Bol

ca. 1640

Medium

pen and brown ink, with brown wash; framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

h 182mm × w 233mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

an angel meets Hagar at the fountain on the way to Shur and persuades her to return

Production Place

Amsterdam

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1930

Notes

height 182 mm x width 233 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Ferdinand Bol

1616–1680 • Dutch Republic

As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits

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