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Delilah (Biblical figure)

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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.
  • A strongman has his hair combed by a lady; a parody of Samson and Delilah. Colour process print after E. Schlemo, 19--.
  • Samson releases himself from his bonds; Delilah and the Philistines are astonished. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • As Samson breaks his bonds, Delilah pulls back the curtain to reveal her soldiers. Engraving after J.F. Rigaud.
  • A strongman has his hair combed by a lady; a parody of Samson and Delilah. Colour process print after E. Schlemo, 19--.
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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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    As Samson breaks his bonds, Delilah pulls back the curtain to reveal her soldiers. Engraving after J.F. Rigaud.

    Rigaud, J. F. (John Francis), 1742-1810. | Reference: 20550i
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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.

    Verdier, François, 1651-1730. | Date: 1698 | Reference: 18454i
    Part of: Histoire de Samson
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    Delilah cuts the sleeping Samson's hair, smiling at the Philistine soldiers waiting in the shadows. Engraving.

    | Reference: 18361i
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