The tidings of the death of Absalom; 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
201 x 260 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.16
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-68
Summary
(Folio 8, recto, upper print) The tidings of the death of Absalom; David clasps his hands together and stands before a gateway; a watchman gestures from a tower;
Marks and inscriptions
Below centre: Lettered below centre "Martin de vos figur" and towards right "Ioann Sadl auctor et excudit". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Absolon ... foret" and at right in three lines "Domine ... &c Ps. 142".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator