A Seated King in Armor (King David?)

Orazio Samacchini Italian

16th century

Not on view

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Title: A Seated King in Armor (King David?)
Artist: Orazio Samacchini (Italian, Bologna 1532–1577 Bologna)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over possible traces of black chalk, squared in red chalk; glued onto secondary paper support.
Dimensions: 15 x 9-1/8 in. (38.1 x 23.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Object Number: 60.66.11
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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