Charity Never Faileth - Original oil painting

Charity Never Faileth - Original oil painting

Original Sold--no longer available

Part of Elspeth Young’s series of Women of the Bible paintings. Depicts the Widow of Zarephath from 1 Kings 17. Oil on panel. 22 in. x 30 inches. Made in the USA. Categories: Charity Never Faileth, Elspeth Young, Figure, Interior, Oil painting, Old Testament, The Widow of Zarephath & Women of the Bible


Charity Never Faileth - Original oil painting by Elspeth Young

Charity Never Faileth - Original oil painting


by Elspeth Young

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