Daniel in the lion's den, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Item Overview

Title

Daniel in the lion's den, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Date Created

[between 1920-1939]

Date

1920/1939

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English
German
Dutch
French
Latin
Hebrew

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam, and the artist who created the engraving is Matthys Pool, a Dutch draftsman and printmaker, a Dutch printmaker. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Hebrew, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Daniel VI:17.
Engraved print possibly from a Hebrew Bible and New Testament published in The Hague in 1728.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Bible scenes.
Artist identifications: Picart del. [lower left corner]; M. Pool sculp. [lower right corner]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre

engravings (prints)
glass plate negatives
picture Bibles
news photographs

Names

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
Pool, Matthys, 1670-approximately 1732

Resource type

still image