Watercolor, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in gray ink, upper left: "Death of Abimelech at Thebez ___ Draw thy sword, & slay me, that men may say not of me. A woman slew him. ___ Judges. IXVLIV."; in grey ink, upper right: "by Richard Dadd. Bethlehem Hospital. London | August 28th- | ___1855___"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2574
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Old Testament | king (person) | religious and mythological subject | the tower of Thebez; death of Abimelech | armor | feathers | blood | men | helmets | sandals | shield | plumes | spears | swords | battle | death
Associated Places:
Asia | Ad Daffah al Gharbiyah | Tubas | Palestine
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Publications:
John Baskett, Paul Mellon's Legacy: a Passion for British Art: Masterpieces from the Yale Center for British Art, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, pp. 296-297, no. 115, pl. 115, N5220 M552 P38 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, no. 115, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)