A stained glass design in pen and ink, watercolour and pencil by the British artist Christopher Whitworth Whall, circa 1910s, showing Joshua meeting the Host of the Lord outside the gates of Jericho. A sketch design for a window intended for Sywell Church, Northamptonshire, held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number E.2136-1924.
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Physical Form
MediumPen and ink, watercolour and pencil on paper. 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Jericho directly: "Host of the Lord outside the gates of Jericho."
Source Joshua Meeting the Host of the Lord, museum number E.2136-1924 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Source Joshua Meeting the Host of the Lord, museum number E.2136-1924 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Source Joshua Meeting the Host of the Lord, museum number E.2136-1924 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Depicts
The design's directly named subject per the museum's own title, showing Joshua meeting the Host of the Lord outside Jericho, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's account of Joshua's vision of the commander of the LORD's army before the fall of Jericho.
Source Joshua Meeting the Host of the Lord, museum number E.2136-1924 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Additional Source Book of Joshua (Wikipedia)
Originated In
Source Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O765424
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Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.
Sources
1. Joshua Meeting the Host of the Lord, museum number E.2136-1924 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert Museumcatalogue record, medium/object-type descriptionQuote, catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A stained glass design in pen and ink, watercolour and pencil by the British artist Christopher Whitworth Whall, circa 1910s, showing Joshua meeting the Host of the Lord outside the gates of Jericho.
Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O765424
Victoria and Albert Museum Collections APIOriginated In: Britain, placesOfOriginQuote, Originated In: Britain, placesOfOrigin
"text": "Britain"
Book of Joshua (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: JoshuaQuote, Depicts: Joshua
Joshua's vision of the commander of Yahweh's army is reminiscent of the divine revelation to Moses in the burning bush.
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