Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British

after Adriaan van der Werff, 1659–1722, Dutch
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)
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:
discussion (meeting) | influencing | wife | Judaism | Christianity | caretaker | Old Testament | power | virgin | bed | canopy | elderly | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22370