David holding up the head of Goliath. Colour etching by W.W. Ryland, 1762, after G.F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
- Parmigianino, 1503-1540.
- Date:
- [1762]
- Reference:
- 2496796i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Bible. O.T. 1 Samuel 17. Circular border. Goliath's body lies on the ground. David raises Goliath's severed head towards the Philistines: they flee
Publication/Creation
[England] : C[arolus] R[ogers] edid.t, [1762]
Physical description
1 print : etching, in brown ; image and border 24.6 x 24.6 cm
Lettering
Videntes autem Philisthijm, quod mortuus esset fortissimus eorum, fugerunt. In the collection of George Earl Cholmondeley. Parmigiano del.t ; W.W. Ryland sc.t 1762.
References note
R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, no. 5389, p. 454 ("David's Sieg über Goliath")
A. Griffiths, 'The Rogers collection in the Cottonian Library Plymouth', Print quarterly, vol. 10, 1993, pp. 19-36
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2496796i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores