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Jeremiah before the Temple
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Jeremiah before the Temple

David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville · 1796 - 1849 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Jeremiah, with long beard and halo, speaks to the people around him. Behind him the temple gate with above it an inscription in Hebrew. The image depicts the first verses of chapter seven in the Bible book Jeremiah. Perhaps the image is also intended as a caricature.

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Credit lineJeremia voor de tempel. 1796 - 1849. David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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