Antique Print-JUBILEE-CHILDREN OF ISRAEL-HEBREW-JEWS-Calmet-1725
Subject: Plate: 'Bekentmaking van het Jubeljaar by de kinderen Israel.' (The announcement of the jubilee to the children of Israel). The concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical Book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fifty years, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.
Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining. Paper edges a bit irregular and occasionally chipped as usual. Please study scan.
Medium: Copperplate engraving and etching on verge type hand laid paper, mostly with watermark present.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27 x 44 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 31 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.6 x 17.3 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 12.2 inch.
Part Number: 25311
Location: E9-30