Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Murphy, ca. 1748–1820, British

after Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1621–1674, Dutch
Title:
Hiram King of Tyre, Sends Presents to King Solomon
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 5/16 × 25 1/2 inches (49.1 × 64.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "72375 18 1/2 / 24 1/2 No.9"; lower right: "S.22. | under"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.518
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
temple | landscape | servants | cloak | train | robes | Old Testament | book | pillars | wisdom | turbans | spear | men | Solomon and Hiram of Tyre (1 Kings 5; 2 Chronicles 2) | kings (people) | gifts | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22206