Print made by John Alexander, 1686–before 1768, Britishafter Raphael, Italian, 1483–1520, Italian
Title:
Lot and His Family
Date:
ca. 1718
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 15 1/16 inches (28.8 x 38.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper right: "282 | P59"; on back, lower right: "John ALEXANDER"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.40.1
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
costume | tunics | togas | path | smoke | destruction | walking | men | women | family | wife | mother | father | daughters | travel | cities | towns | castle | hills | trees | escaping | Lot, seeing the destruction of the cities and fearing for his safety in Zoar, flees with his daughters to a cave in the mountains | Lot's wife looks back at the city and is transformed into a pillar of salt | religious and mythological subject | rocks (landforms) | disaster | fire | journey