Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British, Bathsheba Bringing Abishag to David, 1779
- Title:
- Bathsheba Bringing Abishag to David
- Date:
- 1779
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/8 inches (65.1 × 49.2 cm), Plate: 24 7/8 × 18 1/8 inches (63.2 × 46 cm), Image: 23 1/8 × 18 inches (58.7 × 45.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper right: "14"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "13"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "18 3/4 / 25 1/8"; lower center: "No 7 | 12374"; lower right: "f2 261, undo"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.673
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed | canopy | caretaker | Christianity | discussion (meeting) | elderly | influencing | Judaism | Old Testament | power | religious and mythological subject | virgin | wife
- Associated People:
- David, biblical king of Israel
Bathsheba
Abishag - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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