Shape Number: 327
Height: 18 1/2″
Modeled by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.
Subject is from the Bible. Cain, a farmer, made an offering to God from his harvested crops while Abel,
a shepherd, sacrified a lamb. God was pleased with Abel
and refused Cain’s offering. Cain in anger killed his brother Abel. This group was shown at the London International
Exhibition of 1862.
The shape sketch is from The Minton Archive.