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Print made by Wallerant Vaillant, 1623–1677, Dutch, Jonah Escaping from the Mouth of the Whale, undated
- Title:
Jonah Escaping from the Mouth of the Whale
- Additional Title(s):
Jonah, Being Expelled From the Mouth of a Sea Creature
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 13/16 × 15 7/16 inches (30 × 39.2 cm), Plate: 11 5/16 × 14 13/16 inches (28.7 × 37.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "W.77"; in graphite, lower left: "Jonah escaping from | the mouth of the whale | Wallerant Vaillant"; lower center: "173"; lower right: "W.77"
Lettered, lower left: "WV"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1269
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | Christianity | cliff | escape | fear | Judaism | man | nude | Old Testament | prophet | religious and mythological subject | rocks | sash | sea | vine
- Associated People:
- Jonah
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23117
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