Judah and Tamar
Painting by Horace Vernet
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Judah and Tamar is an 1840 oil painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. It portrays a biblical scene featuring the widowed Tamar who seduces her father-in-law Judah while disguised as a prostitute.[1][2]
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| Artist | Horace Vernet |
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 129 cm × 97.5 cm (51 in × 38.4 in) |
| Location | Wallace Collection, London |
Vernet exhibited the work at the Salon of 1843 at the Louvre in Paris. Today it is in the Wallace Collection in London, having been acquired by Marquess of Hertford in 1865.[3]
