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David & Abegail [print] / Guercino.

Accession number
PML 145500, plate 098
Published
[S.l. : s.n., 18--]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from item.
After a painting by Guercino, no longer extent, known as "Abigail appeasing the wrath of David by offering gifts".
Bound in v. 2 (PML 145500), as plate 98, 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.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 110 x 140 mm; sheet: 123 x 150 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Abigail kneeling before David at right, accompanied by a host of servants bearing food for David and his men.
Classification
Department