Tobias by the fish in the river Tigris, Story of Tobias, print, Series number, 2, 4, Tobias wants to wash his feet in the river Tigris, whereupon the angel Raphael instructs him to catch the fish that appears. Second print from a series of four about the biblical story of Tobias., printmaker: Jan van de Velde (II), Northern Netherlands, after design by Moyses van Wtenbrouck, 1603 - 1641, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 171 mm x width 206 mm, a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet, he is frightened, Tobias washes his feet in the river Tigris, A detailed engraved scene shows a winged figure standing beside a barefoot young man who is leaning forward toward a river; the winged figure wears a long robe and has a calm expression while the young man reaches toward the water where a fish breaks the surface; surrounding them are dense plants and large leaves at their feet and a rocky bank behind them with vines and flowering foliage; an overhanging tree ...
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Tobias by the fish in the river Tigris, Story of Tobias, print, Series number, 2, 4, Tobias wants to wash his feet in the river Tigris, whereupon the angel Raphael instructs him to catch the fish that appears. Second print from a series of four about the biblical story of Tobias., printmaker: Jan van de Velde (II), Northern Netherlands, after design by Moyses van Wtenbrouck, 1603 - 1641, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 171 mm x width 206 mm, a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet, he is frightened, Tobias washes his feet in the river Tigris, A detailed engraved scene shows a winged figure standing beside a barefoot young man who is leaning forward toward a river; the winged figure wears a long robe and has a calm expression while the young man reaches toward the water where a fish breaks the surface; surrounding them are dense plants and large leaves at their feet and a rocky bank behind them with vines and flowering foliage; an overhanging tree with long drooping branches and textured bark stretches across the top of the image, and in the background rolling hills with scattered trees and a lone grazing animal appear under a sky with small flying birds.

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Tobias fish river Tigris Story print Series number 2 4 Tobias wants wash feet whereupon angel Raphael instructs catch Second print series four biblical story printmaker Jan van de Velde Ii Northern Netherlands design Moyses van Wtenbrouck 1603 - 1641 paper etching engraving height 171 mm x width 206 mm large fish washing frightened Tobias washes detailed engraved scene winged figure standing beside barefoot young man leaning forward river winged figure wears long robe calm expression young man reaches water fish breaks surface surrounding them dense plants large leaves rocky bank them vines flowering foliage overhanging tree long drooping branches textured bark stretches across top image background rolling hills scattered trees lone grazing animal under sky small flying birds

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