2-756-279 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Elijah Restoring the Widow's Son', 1868, (1943). Biblical scene, depiction of a story from the first Book of Kings. The prophet Elijah brings a child - still in his funeral shroud - down from the bedroom alive and well. His grateful mother kneels in thanks. Painting in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From "The English Bible", by Sir Herbert Grierson. [Collins, London, 1943]