The Destruction of Sodom–Abraham Looking Towards Sodom, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
Medium
Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
Dimensions
Image: 4 3/16 × 6 13/16 in. (10.7 × 17.3 cm) Image: 3 7/16 × 5 15/16 in. (8.7 × 15.1 cm) India sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 3/8 in. (28.4 × 21.2 cm) Mount: 16 3/8 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.6 × 32.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.99.1(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Destruction of Sodom–Abraham Looking Towards Sodom*, a poignant wood engraving from the lavish *Dalziels' Bible Gallery* (1865–81), produced by the renowned Dalziel Brothers and Thomas Dalziel, with distribution by Camden Press, Scribner and Welford. This print captures the biblical moment from Genesis 19, where Abraham gazes toward the fiery cataclysm engulfing Sodom, symbolizing divine judgment and mercy amid human folly. Rendered at a modest image size of about 4¼ × 6⅞ inches, it invites close contemplation of its intricate details. Crafted as a wood engraving on fine India pap...
About the Artist
Camden Press|Scribner and Welford|Dalziel Brothers|Thomas Dalziel (British|American|British) · 1857 |1800 |1839 –1893 |1899 |1893
British, London|New York, NY|British, active 1839–93