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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 | 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.

    | Claude Lorrain | 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.

    | Andrea Sacchi | Date: [between 1729 and 1742] | Reference: 2819199i
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Angels
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