Title

Jael and Sisera - Judges Chapter 4', 1825.

Caption

'Jael and Sisera - Judges Chapter 4', 1825. Scene from the Old Testament: after being defeated by the forces of the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple in order to deliver Israel from the troops of King Jabin. Plate 13 from "Gems of Art". [W.B. Cooke, London, 1825]

Date

1825

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F04_390

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

150,7Mb (5,8Mb) / 28,3in x 20,7in / 8490 x 6204 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving female women woman people male man men religious religion law guy crime sleep sleeping tool hammer vulnerable death Christianity armour war Victorian century asleep soldiers soldier murder Biblical lady concept killing B&W slaughter MONOCHROME warfare commander Old Testament 19th century suit of armour black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector murdering slaughtering engraving Cooke James Northcote Northcote James Yael Jael Sisera tent peg Thomas Goff Lupton Lupton Thomas Goff William Bernard Cooke William Bernard WB Cooke