Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld1860
Jacob and Rachel at the Well
Arriving in the land of the east, Jacob rolls the stone from the well's mouth and waters Laban's flock, then weeps as he greets Rachel (Genesis 29). A wood engraving from Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's Die Bibel in Bildern (1860).
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About Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
1794-1872 · German
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German Nazarene painter whose "Die Bibel in Bildern" (1852–1860), a cycle of 240 woodcuts, became one of the most widely circulated Protestant Bible picture books of the 19th century.