3794234 Scene from the Old Testament Stories, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: The brazen serpent - after the death of Aaron the children of Israel complained to Moses. God sent snakes that bit them. Moses told them to make a snake or serpent of brass and those who had been bitten would be healed if they went in front of it. Source: Old Testament stories, published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London c.1880.); Lebrecht History.