Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
Cleveland Museum of Art

Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael

Pieter de Grebber (Dutch, 1590–1663) · c. 1630s–50s

black and white chalks on antique laid blue paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The story of Hagar and her son Ishmael cast into the wilderness seen in this drawing was popular in 17th-century Holland for its emphasis on charity and compassion for immigrants.

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