Drawings

David

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1922
Accession number: 2000.5.932
Makers: John Henry Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1860–1932); Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (21.6 x 9.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Single light. The figure of David is presented in a light blue brocade gown with a whtie and gold brocade mantle. He is holding a harp supported by his left shoulder. He is on a grass ground with a red patterned curtain behind and toped by a blue patterned wall. The lower part of the panel depicts David slaying Goliath. The figure of David is on top of Goliath with a saber in his right hand and a slingshot in his left. A rock is on the ground beside Goliath's head.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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