David feigns madness before King Achish and flies; Series: The Story of Saul and David.
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1580 - 1590
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
215 x 260 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.13
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-64
Summary
(Folio 6, recto, lower print) David feigns madness before King Achish and flies; the King sits on a throne and David walks off carrying a large sword; on full sheet; after Maarten de Vos.
Marks and inscriptions
Below left: Lettered below left "Martin de vos figu [] Ioann S. auctor [] et excudit". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Interea ... fugit" and at right in four lines "Benedicam ... ps. 33".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator