Jacob Blesses His Sons

Jacob lies in a bed under a canopy and makes a blessing gesture with his right hand. Around the bed his 12 sons stand and kneel. Against the right wall are probably Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's two sons. On the right, a woman sits at a table. Below is a reference to Genesis 49:1-28 and the title of the print…

Jacob lies in a bed under a canopy and makes a blessing gesture with his right hand. Around the bed his 12 sons stand and kneel. Against the right wall are probably Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's two sons. On the right, a woman sits at a table. Below is a reference to Genesis 49:1-28 and the title of the print is rendered in Hebrew, French, German, Latin, English and Dutch. The print was used in the following books: Figures de la Bible (Amsterdam: Bernard Picart, 1720) and Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Oude en Nieuwe Testament [...] door de vermaarde kunstenaars Hoet, Houbraken, en Picart getekent [...] en met beschrijvingen uitgebreid (The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1728).