Bowyer Bible Prints: the Story of Joseph son of Jacob

Phillip Medhurst · 2016-08-06T00:00:00Z

BOWYER BIBLE PRINTS: THE STORY OF JOSEPH SON OF JACOB This image-collection contains prints illustrating the Book of Genesis in the Bowyer Bible in the sequence in which they are arranged in this grangerised version of the Macklin Bible. The artists represented here had no doubts about the historical veracity of the events delineated; this, together with their lack of the knowledge about historical dress and middle eastern topography which only became prevalent a hundred years after the creation of this collection makes the artworks curious as well as compelling. Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) spent a fortune on his own copy of the Macklin Bible which he expanded to 45 volumes after acquiring and inserting over 6200 different prints of Biblical events. He had a custom designed bookcase built just to house his collection; The Bowyer Bible is now housed in Bolton Museums and Archives who acquired it in 1948. These and many other of the illustrations have been made available online via social media by Phillip Medhurst (b.1948). The titles of the prints in this collection as numbered in the Bowyer Bible are as follows:- 0624  Joseph sold by his brethren. Genesis cap 37 v 28. Schellenberg. 0625  Reuben finds Joseph not in the pit. Genesis cap 37 v 29. Schellenberg. 0626  Jacob grieves the loss of his son. Genesis cap 37 vv 32&34. Schellenberg. 0627  Meeting of Jacob & Esau. Genesis cap 33 vv 4&7. Marillier. 0628  Simeon and Levi slew Hamor & Schechem. Genesis cap 34 vv 25-26. Marillier. 0629  Joseph sold by his brethren. Genesis cap 37 v 28. Marillier. 0630  Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 v 12. Marillier. 0631  Meeting of Jacob & Esau. Genesis cap 33 vv 4&6. Luyken. 0632  Jacob grieves to see his son's coat. Genesis cap 37 vv 32&34. Luyken. 0633  Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 vv 14&36. Luyken. 0640  Jacob disposing of his idols. Genesis cap 35 v 4. Bourdon. 0646  Joseph telling his dreams. Genesis cap 37 vv 5&11. Pozzi. 0647  Joseph telling his dreams. Genesis cap 37 vv 5&11. Lingie after Pozzi. 0649  Joseph telling his dreams. Genesis cap 37 vv 9-10. Leyden. 0650  Joseph telling his dreams. Genesis cap 37 vv 9-10. Leyden. 0652  Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites. Genesis cap 37 v 25. Tyroff. 0656  Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites. Genesis cap 37 v 28. Linge after Pozzi. 0659  Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites. Genesis cap 37 v 28. Guercino. 0660  Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites. Genesis cap 37 v 28. Kraussen. 0664  Joseph's coat brought to his father. Genesis cap 37 vv 32&34. Rembrandt. 0665  Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 v 12. Rembrandt. 0670  Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 v 12. Linge after Pozzi. 0672  Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 v 12. Leyden. 0673  Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 v 12. Leyden. 0677  Pharaoh's butler & baker in prison. Genesis cap 40 vv 6&9. Spagnoletti. 0678  Joseph accused by Potiphar's wife. Genesis cap 39 vv 16&20. Leyden. 0684  Egyptian Wheat. Genesis cap 41 v 50. Calmet. 0685  Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 vv 5&27. Tyroff. 0687  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 vv 14&36. Devilliers after Pozzi. 0690  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 vv 14. Lange. 0693  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 vv 14&36. Guercino. 0694  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 v 48. Picart. 0695  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 v 14. Perelle. 0696  Jacob sends his sons to buy corn. Genesis cap 42 vv 1&5. Perelle. 0697  Joseph making himself known. Genesis cap 45 vv 1&15. Perelle. 0698  Joseph meeting his father. Genesis cap 46 v 29. Perelle. 0699  Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream. Genesis cap 41 v 14. Marillier. 0700  Joseph retains Simeon. Genesis cap 42 v 24. Marillier. 0701  Joseph making himself known. Genesis cap 45 vv 3&15. Marillier. 0702  Jacob blessing Joseph's two sons. Genesis cap 48 v 14. Marillier. 0703  Pharaoh makes Joseph ruler. Genesis cap 41 v 43. Rubens. 0706  Pharaoh makes Joseph ruler. Genesis cap 41 vv 42-43. Passe. 0707  Joseph's brethren come to buy corn. Genesis cap 42 vv 6&16. Passe. 0708  Joseph in Pharaoh's chariot. Genesis cap 41 vv 42-43. Kraussen. 0709  The famine beginning. Genesis cap 41 vv 56-57. Luyken. 0710  Joseph interpreting dreams. Genesis cap 41 vv 7&19. Luyken. 0711  Joseph in Pharaoh's chariot. Genesis cap 42 vv 42-43. Luyken. 0712  Joseph making himself known. Genesis cap 45 vv 1&15. Luyken. 0716  Joseph receives Benjamin. Genesis cap 43 vv 15-16. artist unknown. 0717  Pharaoh gives his ring to Joseph. Genesis cap 41 v 42. Picart. 0721  Joseph's cup found in Benjamin's sack. Genesis cap 44 v 12. Raphael. 0722  Joseph's cup found in Benjamin's sack. Genesis cap 44 v 17. Raphael. 0724  Joseph's cup found in Benjamin's sack. Genesis cap 44 v 12. Mortier's Bible. 0726  Judah supplicates Joseph about the cup. Genesis 44 v 18. Leyden. 0727  Judah supplicates Joseph about the cup. Genesis 44 v 18. Leyden. 0729  Joseph making himself known. Genesis 45 v 2. Hooge. 0730  Joseph making himself known. Genesis 45 v 3. Raphael. 0733  Joseph making himself known. Genesis 45 vv 1&15. Mortier's Bible. 0734  Jacob's sons return to him. Genesis 45 v 25. Picart. 0735  Jospeh makes himself known. Genesis 45 v 4. Raphael. 0736  Jospeh makes himself known. Genesis 45 vv 3&15. Schellenberg. 0737  Jospeh goes to meet his father. Genesis 46 v 29. Schellenberg. 0743  Joseph goes to meet his father. Genesis 46 v 29. Passe. 0744  Jacob blesseth Joseph's sons. Genesis 48 v 14. Passe. 0745  Joseph presents his brethren to Pharaoh. Genesis 47 vv 1-10. Kraussen. 0746  Joseph goes to meet his father. Genesis 46 vv 29-30. Luyken. 0747  Joseph presents his  father to Pharaoh. Genesis 47 vv 7-9. Luyken. 0748  Death of Jacob. Genesis 50 v 13. Luyken. 0750  Head of Pharaoh. Rembrandt. 0752  Jacob blessing Joseph's sons. Genesis cap 48 v 14. Rembrandt. 0753  Jacob blessing Joseph's sons. Genesis cap 48 v 12-20. Perelle. 0756  Death of Jacob. Genesis cap 49. Perelle. 0759   Reuben. Genesis cap 49 vv 3-4. Geyn. 0760   Simeon. Genesis cap 49 vv 5-7. Geyn. 0761   Levi. Genesis cap 49 vv 5-7. Geyn. 0762  Judah. Genesis cap 49 vv 9-12. Geyn. 0763  Simeon and Levi slaying a man. Genesis cap 49 v 6. Heuman. 0765  Judah and his colt. Genesis cap 49 vv 11-12. Tyroff. 0766  Zebulon. Genesis cap 49 v 13. Geyn. 0767  Isachar. Genesis cap 49 vv 14-15. Geyn. 0768  Dan. Genesis cap 49 vv 16-18. Geyn. 0769  Gad. Genesis cap 49 v 19. Geyn. 0771  Asher. Genesis cap 49 v 20. Geyn. 0772  Naphtali. Genesis cap 49 v 21. Geyn. 0773  Joseph. Genesis cap 49 vv 22-26. Geyn. 0774  Benjamin. Genesis cap 49 v 27. Geyn. 0777  Benjamin. Genesis cap 49 v 27. Tyroff. 0784  Cain & Abel. Tailpiece to Genesis. Drawing. Hamilton. 0784  Cain & Abel. Tailpiece to Genesis. Print. Hamilton.