The Prophet Elias carried up to Heaven in a fiery Chariot, in the presence of his Disciple Elisha.

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Resource ID

13107

Access

Open

Title

The Prophet Elias carried up to Heaven in a fiery Chariot, in the presence of his Disciple Elisha.

Cataloguing Level

Complete

Date of Original

1792-1793

Special Collection

Bentley-Blake Collection

Creator

Sparrow, Samuel, active 1783?-1815?, engraver

Format

1 leaf : illustration ; 39 x 23 cm

Storage Location

Rare Books

Notes

Plate opposite page 136: Josephus, Flavius. The whole genuine and complete works of Flavius Josephus. London : Printed for C. Cooke ..., [1792-1793].

The plates are engraved by Grignion (17), Tookey (6), Heath (4), Blake (3), Jas. Neagle (3), Scot (2), Collier (2), Noble (2), Sharp (2), Morris, Smith, Warren, Sparrow, Parker, Warner, Page and Grainger. Illustrators for the plates include C.M. Metz (19), T. West (10), Stothard (5), Luykin (3), Ramberg (3), C. Cooke (2), Corbould, Salvator Rosa, Trepisian, Weston, C. Graves, and Moreau. The remaining ten plates were unsigned.

Includes 3 engravings by William Blake: "The parting of Lot and Abraham, after seperating their flocks, &c." (Metz delin.) (opposite page 13); "The Battle of Ain, & the destruction of the city, by the army of Joshua" (Stothard delin.) (opposite page 64); "The fugitive Shechemites burnt and suffocated in the holds of their retreat by order of King Abimelech" (Metz delin.) (opposite page 76).

Imprint date from Bentley.

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