Artist : Marcelle Hanselaar
Title : The Treasure, Sarah and Abraham
Medium : etching / aquatint, ed 30
Dimensions : 38 x 43 cm, plate size 20 x 25 cm


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Abraham hid his wife Sarah in a box when abroad to conceal her from the Egyptian custom officials. When they inquire about the contents he answers ‘barley’. “No”, they say, it’s wheat.” “Alright”, Abraham says, “I shall pay the higher toll for wheat”. But then they charge that the box contains pepper, then gold, then precious stones. Abraham gives in every time. This behaviour arouses only suspicion and he is forced to open the box. When the officials discover Sarah’s beauty, they inform the Pharaoh, who dispatches an army to bring her to his Palace.