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Samuel anointing Saul [print] / Marillier inv. ; R. Delvaux, L. fecit

Accession number
PML 145500, plate 084
Creator
Delvaux, Remi-Henri-Joseph, 1748-1823, engraver.
Published
[Paris : s.n., 1791]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Bound in v. 2 (PML 145500), as plate 84, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145500-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Library's copy is a proof impression before final lettering lacking the caption, volume and page number at head.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 139 x 92 mm; sheet: 146 x 98 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a soldier kneeling on his right knee as a person pours liquid on the top of his head. The solider's helmet and shield are on the ground before him.
Classification
Department