The Death of Absalom
Maker
(artist)
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
1794-1872
(wood engraver)
Title
The Death of Absalom
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5867.41
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
Absolom
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 43 //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin : : GERINGSWALD sc. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : THE DEATH oF ABSOLOM. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And Absolom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 2 Sam. XVIII. 9. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right margin : : GERINGSWALD sc. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : THE DEATH oF ABSOLOM. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : And Absolom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 2 Sam. XVIII. 9. //
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