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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel
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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel

Gilliam van der Gouwen · 1728 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Jacob stands in the foreground, wrestling with an angel. In the background the river Jabbok and Jacob's traveling companions (Gen. 32:24). The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieJacob's thigh is put out of joint
Credit lineJakob worstelt met de engel. 1728. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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