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Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1736, Cartouche with allegory on the history of Israel, print, title page, A Jewish high priest in conversation with an angel, with a burning flame on his head as a symbol of religious zeal. Beside them a crowned woman pointing with her scepter at the tablets of the law. In the foreground putti holding sheets of paper on which the various names of the tribes of Israel are written. In the background the encampment of the Israelites, with the bronze serpent, and Mount Sinai. In the framing of the cartouche medallions with biblical scenes., printmaker: Jan Caspar Philips, publisher: Hermanus Besseling, Utrecht, 1737, paper, etching, engraving, height 176 mm x width 125 mm, Title page for: Westerbaen, Kornelis. Algemeene histori van het begin der Wereld af tot den hedenen tyd toe, Second Part. Utrecht: Besseling, Hermanus, 1736. Print originating from a scrapbook with title prints, ornaments etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was on p. 105 of this album., the new tables of the law (Exodus 34), the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9), the Israelites come to Mount Sinai and set up camp at the foot of the mountain, division of the Kingdom, and story of Israel, the Northern Kingdom, An ornate engraving framed by decorative scrollwork shows a central scene with a crowned seated woman draped in flowing robes holding a measuring instrument and a partially unrolled scroll, beside a winged angelic figure with a flame above the head pointing toward a large open plan or map resting on the ground; behind them an older bearded man in ceremonial robes gestures toward the landscape, where a distant mountain range rises beneath billowing clouds and a vast mass of small figures or tents fills the middle ground; a statue of an animal stands on a pedestal to the left amid fol

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Title page Kornelis Westerbaen Algemeene histori 1736 Cartouche allegory history Israel print title page Jewish high priest conversation angel burning flame head symbol religious zeal Beside them crowned woman pointing scepter tablets law foreground putti holding sheets paper various names tribes written background encampment Israelites bronze serpent Mount Sinai framing cartouche medallions biblical scenes printmaker Jan Caspar Philips publisher Hermanus Besseling Utrecht 1737 etching engraving height 176 mm x width 125 mm Westerbaen Kornelis Algemeene histori van het begin der Wereld af tot den hedenen tyd toe Second Part Besseling Hermanus Print originating scrapbook title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso print was p 105 album new tables Exodus 34 brazen serpent Numbers 21 4-9 Israelites come set up camp foot mountain division Kingdom story Northern Kingdom ornate framed decorative scrollwork central scene crowned seated woman draped flowing robes holding measuring instrument partially unrolled scroll beside winged angelic figure flame head pointing large open plan map resting ground them older bearded man ceremonial robes gestures landscape distant mountain range rises beneath billowing clouds vast mass small figures tents fills middle ground statue animal stands pedestal left fol