Phillip Medhurst

Wisdom from a Gnostic Sage

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09_66 Headpiece to 1 Samuel by Sarah van Niekerk

Wood engraving by Sarah van Niekerk (British 1934-2018) in The Reader’s Digest Bible (illustrated edition) 1990

By a follower of (James) Jacques-Joseph Tissot, French, 1836-1902. Gouache on board.

The paintings were reproduced in “La Sainte Bible : Ancien Testament . . . / Compositions par J.-James Tissot”; with preface by A. D. Sertillanges. 2 vols. 40 plates; 360 illustrations to text. Paris: M. de Brunoff & Cie, 1904. Illustration was completed after Tissot’s death in 1902 by Henri Bellery-Desfontaines, Auguste François Gorguet, Charles Hoffbauer, Louis van Parys, Michel Simonidy and British artist G. Scott.

By a follower of (James) Jacques-Joseph Tissot, French, 1836-1902. Gouache on board.