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The choice of subject by the 21-year-old son of a goldsmith who himself chose painting over engraving and smithwork is possibly related to the high regard that the artists of
Amsterdam had for this memorial cup. Van Eeckhout drew it with variations as one of several examples in a print book published
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The painting shows the biblical story quite literally, with Jacob wearing his older brother's "best jacket" (which is too large) and his hands and neck have been covered in goatskin. On his back is a hunting quiver of arrows, but on the floor is a bow that has its string loose, indicating that it
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couldn't have been used in its current state. On a side table covered with a carpet, a still-life arrangement with napkin, salt-cellar and wine flask accompany Jacob's "tasty goat meat". The most prominent item on the table is the
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bequest in 1925. It was first researched in 1990 when the provenance was documented back to the sale of
Elizabeth Valckenier, née Hooft (1712–96), widow of Wouter Valckenier. It is probably the same painting that was sold at the
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Little is known of the early history of the painting, though it is considered an example of Van
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