Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Richard Westall, 1765–1836, British
Title:: Elisha on His Death-Bed (II Kings 12:17)
Date:: before 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (8.3 x 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscription on back of mount: upper left: No 572 | 21 | Richard Westall. R.A. 1765 - 1836. | Illustrate Bible. Center: "Fairfax Murray Collection"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1986.12.5
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: cape | sash | robe | bed | curtains | bow (weapon) | arrow | illustration | archery | prophet | gesture | illness | crown | window | bedroom | Old Testament | priest | king (person) | Elisha tells Joash to shoot an arrow through the window towards Syria and predicts that Joash will be victorious | religious and mythological subject | death
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21516