Phillip Medhurst

Wisdom from a Gnostic Sage
8. Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac

The Birth of Jacob and Esau (Jacob and Esau presented to Isaac). c1796. Oil on canvas. 72 x 101 ins. War Memorial Chapel, Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.

011  Isaacs servant trying the bracelet on Rebekahs arm

Isaac’s servant trying the bracelet on Rebekah’s arm. 1775. Oil on canvas. Height: 124 cms (48.82 ins), Width: 160 cms (62.99 ins). Yale Center for British Art, U.S.A.

010  The Call of Abraham going to sacrifice his son Isaac

The Call of Abraham going to sacrifice his son Isaac. c1799. Oil on canvas. 20 5/8 x 29 1/8 inches. Wichita Art Museum. It is likely that this painting was commissioned by William Beckford for Fonthill Abbey. Beckford’s financial reverses in 1823 resulted in the auction of the Fonthill art collection which included this painting […]

009  Lot fleeing from Sodom

Lot fleeing from Sodom. 1810. Oil on panel. Unframed: 47 1/8 × 78 1/8 ins (119.7 × 198.4 cms); framed: 54 1/2 × 85 3/8 × 2 1/2 ins (138.4 × 216.9 × 6.4 cms). Detroit Institute of Arts.