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Jonah is cast to the Whale
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Manglard, Adrien
Place made: Italy, Lazio, Roma, Rome
Date made: 1753
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 9 in x 12 1/2 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
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Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Manglard, Adrien
Place made: Italy, Lazio, Roma, Rome
Date made: 1753
Materials: ink; laid paper
Measurements: 9 in x 12 1/2 in
Nomenclature: Jonah
Classification: whales
Uncolored engraving of a stormy sea with cliffs to the left. On board a small ship, Jonah is being cast overboard. Some ways off, the whale waits with mouth agape. In the background, lightning strikes a dwelling upon the cliffs. On a lower cliff in the foreground, five men sit or stand outside a cave, looking on at the scene.
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