• Amsterdam: Henri Desbordes, Pierre Mortier & Pierre Brunel, 1707. Copper-engraved plate from David Martin’s La Sainte Bible. After Bernard Picart (Picart delin.); engraved by Bauvais (Bauvais sculp.).

  • Subject & legend: Oded in the camp of Samaria — “ODED IN EXERCITU SAMARIAE / Hoded dans le Camp de Samarie / Oded in het Leger van Samaria,” with Hebrew and the English line “Oded in the Hoste of Samaria” in the lower margin—the characteristic Mortier multilingual caption. Crisp plate line and a deep platemark are evident.

  • Platemark: ~35.5 × 21.6 cm (14 × 8.5 in.)
  • Sheet: ~40.6 × 25.4 cm (16 × 10 in.)

  • Condition: Strong, dark impression with wide margins; light general toning and a few scattered fox specks; minor handling to margins; no tears noted. A clean, handsome example from the Mortier/Picart Bible series.