little samuel painting
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- Sir Joshua Reynolds
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- A specific painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, reproduced as a wood-cut, depicting the young prophet Samuel and holding deep fascination for the narrator.
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- Samuel as a boy
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- depictsSamuel (biblical figure)
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- The painting 'Little Samuel' represents 'a little boy in his night-dress,' which the text later clarifies is the 'whole story of Samuel.'
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- representing a little boy in his night-dress, apparently just risen from his first sleep, and kneeling on the floor with hands uplifted and an eager look upon his countenance, while beneath were the words, “Speak, for Thy servant heareth.” There was for me a fascination in this simple picture which held me like a spell, and I have never seen it since without emotion. It brings before me the whole story of Samuel
- includes"Speak, for Thy servant heareth"
- description
- The biblical phrase 'Speak, for Thy servant heareth' is stated to be inscribed beneath the wood-cut version of the 'Little Samuel' painting.
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- while beneath were the words, “Speak, for Thy servant heareth.”
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- 2026-03-01T21:03:33.929Z
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