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Shimei Curses David

Maker

(artist)
1794-1872

(wood engraver)
1824-1870

Title

Shimei Curses David

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5867.40

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






Shimei



Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 42 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image : : F.OBERMANN. sc. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : SHIMEI CURSETH DAVID. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And when king David came to Bathurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familyof the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the son of Gera; he came forth, and cursed still as he came. And he cast stones at David and at all the servants of king David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. II. Samuel, XVI. 5, 6. //

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