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Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
1642
Not on view
Solomon sits on a high throne with the queen and ten hand maidens standing infront of him. The composition is based on the miniature painting on vellum now at Windsor once owned by the Earl of Arundel. Solomon resembles Henry VIII.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Publisher: Hendrik van der Borcht II (Dutch, Frankenthal 1614– ca. 1690 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1642
  • Medium: Etching; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 3/16 in. (24.9 × 18.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.2143
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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