Nicolas PoussinFrench, 1594–1665Eliézer et Rébecca
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Eliézer et Rébecca” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 826, Aile Richelieu, Niveau 2, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
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About the painting
Eliezer and Rebecca (in French Éliézer et Rébecca) or Eliezer Giving Abraham's Presents to Rebecca (Éliézer remet les présents d'Abraham à Rébecca) is an oil-on-canvas paintings by Nicolas Poussin, dating to c.1647–1649, commissioned by silk merchant and banker Jean Pointel and is now in the Louvre. Another similar version is at the Fitzwilliam Museum, whilst another (dated to around 1626 and formerly in Cassiano dal Pozzo's and Denis Mahon's collections) is in a private collection and shows Rebecca quenching Eliezer's thirst rather than Eliezer giving the gifts.
Details
- Accession number
- INV 7270
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2012 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec
In the life of Nicolas Poussin
The whole life1641–1665
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
1647
André Félibien becomes friend and pupil
In 1647 André Félibien, secretary of the French embassy in Rome, became a friend and painting student of Poussin; later he wrote one of the first biographies of the artist.
after 1650
A trembling hand: his health declines
After 1650 Poussin’s health declined and a tremor in his hand grew worse — evidence of it is visible in his late drawings.
