Dalziels' Bible Gallery - Melchizedek Blesses Abram1862 Accession number: 2006.1040.8 Engraved boxwood block. Width: 134 mm Height: 175 mm Depth: 23 mm InformationThis woodblock was originally engraved for an illustration to be used in the 'Dalziels' Bible Gallery' (pub. 1881). However, it was not included in the original book. It was ultimately published in 1894 in 'Art Pictures from the Old Testament,' a new version of the 'Bible Gallery' with an accompanying text and additional illustrations. The design on this woodblock depicts a scene based on Genesis xiv, 18-20. In this passage Melchizak, an Old Testament priest, blesses Abram using bread and wine. The design on the block is in reverse to the finished illustration.
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