18th Century English School - Abraham And Isaac

English school from the end of the 18th century
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Brush, ink, grey and black wash
20 x 25.7 cm unframed
Fading, small stains
Annotated "C.Eisen" lower right, various illegible annotations on verso 
Framed

Provenance : 
- Former Robelot collection, his stamp appears partially in the upper right (L.2141). Probably sold in the dispersals of 1846 and 1847. 
- Trace of an old illegible stamp lower left

A wash with explosive gestures depicting the sacrifice of Isaac, dating from the second half of the 18th century in England around artists such as George Romney and Henry Fuseli. Note the absence of a pencil sketch, a feat that very few artists have the ability to execute, combined with the swirling brushstrokes contrasted by the bath of light overflowing from the reserve areas. The energy and severity that emanate from Abraham bring him close to a Shakespearean figure emerging from the storm.

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