James Tissot1896
Abraham's Servant Meets Rebecca
At the well outside the city, Abraham's servant asks for a drink, and Rebecca draws water for him and his camels — the sign he had prayed for (Genesis 24). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his illustrated Old Testament.
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About James Tissot
1836-1902 · French
French painter who, after a vision experience in 1885, devoted the rest of his career to an extensive illustrated New Testament based on travel through the Holy Land. His watercolors are now held at the Brooklyn Museum.