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Hagar

Biblical character, Egyptian handmaid of Sarah, wife of Abraham

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Images from the collections

Images featuring Hagar

6 images from works
  • An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Etching by E. Rooker after C. Le Brun.
  • Sarah and Abraham, seated at table, are served by Hagar: Sarah demands that Abraham evict Hagar and Ishmael. Red chalk drawing after G. de Lairesse.
  • Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.
  • Abraham banishes Hagar and Ishmael; Sarah and Isaac look on. Engraving by R. Parr after G. Hoet.
  • Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Ink drawing by J.H. Lips, 1785.
  • The childless Sarah presents Hagar, her handmaid, to her husband Abraham. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after C.W.E. Dietricy.

Works from the collections

10 works

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    Abraham receives Hagar after an angel rescues her and her son Ishmael from the wilderness. Engraving by C. Faucci, 1766, after G. Traballesi after P. da Cortona.

    Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669. | Date: [1766?] | Reference: 2848967i
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    Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

    Copley, John Singleton, 1737-1815. | Date: 2 July 1798 | Reference: 20805i
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    Hagar and the angel. Engraving by John Pye, 1832, after Claude Lorrain.

    Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682. | Date: March 1832 | Reference: 2846768i
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    Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Mezzotint by J. Smith after T. Pembrooke.

    Pembrooke, Thomas, approximately 1660–approximately 1690. | Date: [1690?] | Reference: 2846182i
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    An angel rescues Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness. Engraving by C. Simonneau after A. Sacchi.

    Sacchi, Andrea, 1599?-1661. | Date: [between 1729 and 1742] | Reference: 2819199i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.

Related topics

Angels
Drinking vessels
Thirst
Exiles
Infants in the Bible

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