King David looking at Bathsheba bathing (after Raphael)
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1649
Materials
Etching on paper
Measurements
410 x 530 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286592.15
Summary
Etching on paper, King David looking at Bathsheba bathing (after Raphael) by Nicholas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/55), 1649. One of a series of 28 from the publication: Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa (Raphael's Bible) from the series of frescos painted by Raphael in the Logge, Vatican. Plate numbered '44' illustrating Reg. II (Kings II) Chapter XI with King David on a balcony above his armies. Inscribed: Vidit David de solario Domus regiæ Bethsabeam uxorem Vriæ selauantem: tulit eam. Published by Pierre Mariette II (Paris 1634 - Paris 1716).
Marks and inscriptions
printed 'N.C.F' to right. (under image)
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker) Pierre Mariette II (Paris 1634 - Paris 1716), engraver and publisher