Print made by Johann Gottfried Haid, 1704–1767, German, active in Britainafter Ferdinand Bol, 1616–1680, DutchPublished by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
Absalom's Submission to his Father, King David
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 14 1/8 inches (50.4 × 35.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "KGK 41"; lower center: "[...] | 2 Book of Samuel Chapter 14 Verse 33"; inscribed on verso, lower right: "Haid (underlined) | Haid (JG)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1391
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
quiver | sword | arrows | sleeves | robes | turban | boots | tassels | family | father | Oriental | son | Old Testament | kneeling | religious | Judaism | Christianity | gesturing | gaze | bowls | reconciliation of David and Absalom; Absalom kneels before David and they embrace | religious and mythological subject