Book-illustration, book, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1525-1526 (circa)

The widow of tekoah before king david and joab, an illustration to ii kings xiv (ii samuel xiv) in a first edition of ' historiarum veteris instrumenti icones ad vivum expressae' (fol. F iii recto) known as 'icones' (1538); a woman kneels before a king, in the background, the king blesses a kneeling figure. 1525-26 woodcut. Date: 1525-1526 (circa). Dimensions: Height: 60 mm; ; Width: 88 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Joab. Collection: British Museum. Book-illustration, book (BM 1904,0206.86.43)

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Author: Print made by: Hans Holbein the Younger Published by: Melchior Trechsel Published by: Gaspar TrechselSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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