Accession number
PML 145500, plate 091
Creator
Blaschke, János, 1770-1833, engraver.
Published
[Austria? s.n., 1821-1828?]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Caption title.
Bound in v. 2 (PML 145500) as plate 91, 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.
Print engraved by Blaschke after a painting by Caravaggio.
Lettered at head: Caravaggio; Römische Schule.; at lower left; Gez. von S.V. Perger.; lower center: David; lower right: Gest. von J. Blaschke.
Bound in v. 2 (PML 145500) as plate 91, 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.
Print engraved by Blaschke after a painting by Caravaggio.
Lettered at head: Caravaggio; Römische Schule.; at lower left; Gez. von S.V. Perger.; lower center: David; lower right: Gest. von J. Blaschke.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 98 x 134 mm; sheet: 135 x 165 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Print embossed with "Haas" oval chopmark center under image.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print after Caravaggio's painting and shows upper body image of David holding in his left hand the head of Goliath. In his right hand, David holds a sword behind him with the blade resting on the back of his neck.
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