2-720-288 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'And the Angel of God called to Hagar out of Heaven', mid-late 19th century? Biblical scene, from Genesis 21: 17: 'And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.' Ishmael lies asleep on the ground with an empty water vessel beside him. His mother Hagar kneels with her hands stretched out in front of her, appealing to God. Engraving after 'Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness', painting made c1657 by Pier Francesco Mola, in the Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA.