Dalziels' Bible Gallery - Melchizedek Blesses Abram
1862
Accession number: 2006.1040.8
Engraved boxwood block.
Width: 134 mm
Height: 175 mm
Depth: 23 mm
Information
This 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.
- Acquired through the Executors of J N Hart, c.1965.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| After a design by | Simeon Solomon | - |
| Engraver | - | Dalziel Brothers |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALZIEL Sc SS | ||||
| Signature | - | Engraved | - | In reverse |
| melchizedek blesses Abraham/ Chap 14 v 19/ 532 [label]/ BAM loan JN Hart Esq No 30 [label]/ Dalziel | ||||
| Title | reverse | Handwritten | - | Ink. |
| C. WELLS 24 BOUVERIE / STREET / [L]ONDON | ||||
| Manufacturer's name | edge | Engraved | - | |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Illustration of the 'Sixties' | |||
| 532 | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | 1924 - 1924 | |
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