Art, Symbol & Imagination
Abraham Kneeling before the Three Angels
An older man kneels before three youthful winged visitors beside a timber building. Their gestures form a close exchange beneath a spreading tree. The printed caption identifies Abraham and the three angels in the frontispiece to Watching Spirits.
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Illustrator not identified. "Abraham Kneeling before the Three Angels" [editorial title]. In Watching Spirits, Elizabeth F. Ellet. 1851 edition, 1851, Charles Scribner. Source scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0246-0002
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Illustrator not identified. Abraham Kneeling before the Three Angels. Watching Spirits. Scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0246-0002