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Sarah was jealous, and forced Abraham to send Hagar and their son Ishmael into the wilderness.  Strictly orthodox Jewish laws prohibit the making of images.  Simeon Solomon came from an emancipated Jewish family which included two other artists, and Simeon's earliest works, done in his late teens, were unusual in depicting either scenes from Jewish ritual, or, as in this example, incidents from the Torah.  The latter are remarkable for portraying the Biblical story with strong Jewish characterisation, seen here in the oddly gawky, yet expressive, poses of Abraham,  Hagar and Ishmael.\n\n\n\r\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Solomon","id":"A3148"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Wash","categories":[{"text":"Paintings","id":"THES48917"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2024NY7433","2006AN6797"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"MB2A","shelf":"DR78","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"painting","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"No","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"about 1881","earliest":"1881-01-01","latest":"1881-12-31"},"association":{"text":"painted","id":"x30138"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Henry Herbert Harrod","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"305","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"1948","earliest":"1948-01-01","latest":"1948-12-31"},"part":"","note":"Measurement from: <u>Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest</u>, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957"},{"dimension":"Width","value":"213","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"1948","earliest":"1948-01-01","latest":"1948-12-31"},"part":"","note":"Measurement from: <u>Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest</u>, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957"}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Bequeathed by H.H. 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