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David Despised by Saul's Daughter

Maker

(artist)
1794-1872

(wood engraver)
born 1830

Title

David Despised by Saul's Daughter

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5867.38

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords












Michal

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 40 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left within image : : F.OBERMANN. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : DAVID DESPISED BY SAUL'S DAUGHTER. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. //

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