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Bearded Prophets; Jacob; Ruth

Type
Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date
ca. 1862
Accession number
2000.5.50
Maker
Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer
William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm.)
Medium
watercolor and ink on paper
Description
Four small figures in tracery showing an unidentifable bearded Prophet with scroll, another similarly unidentifable bearded prophet, Jacob with a ladder, and then Ruth in cap (with her hair done in Florentine style) holding two sheaves to her right.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department
European Art
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View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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