League between David and Jonathan; 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
216 x 262 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.22
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1937-0915-62
Summary
(Folio 11, recto, upper print) League between David and Jonathan; David, wearing a crown and with his harp on the ground, kneels with his hands clasped before Jonathan who crosses his arms to his chest; beyond Jonathan fires an arrow and a youth runs to fetch it as David lurks hidden in a cave;.
Marks and inscriptions
Below left: Lettered below left "Martin de vos figura / Ioann S. aut et excudit". Lettered in the margin with two columns of Latin text, each two lines "Isacides .... Isacides" and at right in three lines "Domine... psl. 6".
Makers and roles
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp 1532 – Antwerp 1603), painter Aegidius Sadeler II (Antwerp c.1570 - Prague 1629) , creator