Dalziels' Bible Gallery - Offering the First-fruits of the Harvest1862 Accession number: 2006.1040.71 Engraved boxwood block. Width: 138 mm Height: 176 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 when it appeared in 'Art Pictures from the Old Testament.' This was a new version of the 'Bible Gallery' with an accompanying text and twenty-seven additional illustrations. The design on this woodblock is based on the passage 'Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me' (Exodus 20:29). Solomon later worked up the composition in watercolour and the painting is now known as 'The Bringers of Gifts' (1864, private collection).
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