Bathsheba Bringing Abishag to David
Artwork Details
- Title: Bathsheba Bringing Abishag to David
- Engraver: Richard Earlom (British, London 1743–1822 London)
- Artist: After Intermediary draftsman George Farington (British, Leigh, Lancaster 1752–1788 Murshidabad, West Bengal)
- Artist: After Adriaen van der Werff (Dutch, Kralinger-Ambacht 1659–1722 Rotterdam)
- Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: July 12, 1779
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: plate approx.: 24 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (62.8 x 46 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Herbert Mitchell, 1994
- Object Number: 1994.170.7
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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