Jacob and Rachel at the Well

Italian (Bolognese) School. Oil painting on canvas, Jacob and Rachel at the Well by an artist of the Italian (Bolognese) School, late 17th to early 18th century. A shepherd boy, Jacob, is kneeling under a palm tree, with two boys behind playing pipes; he watches the arrival of three girls, carrying ewers and driving sheep, and gestures to a brook at his feet. Jacob, in a red coat is under a palm tree at a well with musicians to the right, Rachel, followed by other women with water jars and sheep are approaching on left. Tatton Park, Cheshire (Accredited Museum)