David grieving over Saul's death and the slaying of the Amalekite. 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
203 x 259 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.20
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-73
Summary
(Folio 10, recto, upper print) Series: Series: The Story of Saul and David .David grieving over Saul's death and the slaying of the Amalekite; David grasps at his clothes and looks upwards; Saul's head lies on the ground and two soldiers raise their swords to execute the captive;
Marks and inscriptions
Below left: lettered below left "Martin de vos figuravit" and at right "Ioan Sadler. Autor et excud". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each three lines "Tandem ubi ... tanta seni" and at right in five lines "Diliagam ... psalm. 17.".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator