Hagar and Ishmael

Simeon Solomon

Wood engraving by the Dalziels [1862].

6 7/8 x 5¼ inches

Alex Foley, Art Pictures from the Old Testament, p.18.

A scene from Genesis, xxi: 14. It shows the rejection of Ishmael and Hagar, with Abraham watching them, grief stricken, in the background. Hagar’s gesture, enfolding their son in her cloak, is one of many images of enclosure, the metaphors of protection and nurture, that run throughout the series.

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Scanned image and text by Simon Cooke.

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