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Verdier, François, 1651-1730

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  • Delilah caresses the sleeping Samson as she sets her barber to work. Engraving by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • Samson's crushed body is borne away by his brethren. Engraving by J. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • The young Samson excels on the battlefield. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.
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    The shorn Samson is rebuffed by Delilah. Engraving by C. Simonneau after F. Verdier, 1698.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18455i
    Part of: Histoire de Samson
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    Samson releases himself from his bonds; Delilah and the Philistines are astonished. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18453i
    Part of: Histoire de Samson
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    God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18452i
    Part of: Histoire de Samson
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    The genius of painting, preferring sacred to secular history, brings to the public the history of Samson, and writes a dedication to E. Colbert. Etching by J. Gillet and F. Verdier after F. Verdier, 1698.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18395i
    Part of: Episodes in the life of Samson. Etchings after F. Verdier
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    Samson's crushed body is borne away by his brethren. Engraving by J. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18461i
    Part of: Histoire de Samson
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