Identification title(s): david is anointed by samuel. Story of david and saul (series title). Object type: print serial number: 1/10object number: rp-p-1904-3347. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 94-2(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: david kneels before the prophet samuel, who anoints him as king with oil from a horn. In front of david lies his harp. His father jesse and david's brothers, among others, are watching. Behind samuel the head of a cow is sacrificed. At the back left, samuel asks god for advice and at the back right, david is picked up to appear before samuel. In the margin a one-line caption in latin from 1 sam. (incorrectly referred to as 1 kings on the print). Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: anonymous, after a design by: maarten van heemskerck (mentioned on object), publisher: theodoor galle (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: netherlands, publisher: antwerp. Dating: 1595 - 1633. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 202 mm × w 249 mm. Subject: what: samuel anointing david in the presence of his father jesse and his brothers. Acquisition: purchase 1904. Date: between 1595 and 1633.
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