Jonah Cast Ashore

Object summary

Title: Jonah Cast Ashore
Object ID: AF-JX-0122
Date made: 1839
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Author: Fletcher, Alexander
Publisher: Virtue & Co.
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Black and white engraving of the whale, which is spouting, spitting Jonah onto the seashore. Above the image is the title, "Jonah cast ashore. Jonah II. ver. 18". Below the image is a verse: "When the appointed time was o'er,/ The fish could keep the man no more,/ But, at the Lord of Heav'ns command,/ Unhurt restor'd him to the land".