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Abraham drives out Hagar and Ishmael
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Abraham drives out Hagar and Ishmael

Adriaen Collaert · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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Abraham gives Hagar and Ishmael bread and a jug of water and sends them away. On the right in the background, the cause of this expulsion can be seen: Ishmael mocks Isaac. Therefore, Sarah asked Abraham to banish Hagar and Ishmael. On the left in the background, Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Ishmael lies under a tree, the empty jug on the ground. An angel points the desperate Hagar to a spring. Below the scene, a Latin reference to the Biblical text in Gen. 21:14. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAbraham verdrijft Hagar en Ismaël. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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