| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger |
| Published | London, 1638 |
| Dimensions | Image 47 x 47 mm, Sheet 60 x 57 mm |
| Notes |
David plays his harp for king Saul, who is seated on a throne, surrounded by members of the court. Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) left his native Prague in 1627. He spent several years travelling and working in Germany before his patron, the Earl of Arundel brought him to London in 1636. During the civil wars, Hollar fought on the Royalist side, after which he spent the years 1644-1652 in Antwerp. Hollar's views of London form an important record of the city before the Great Fire of 1666. He was prolific and engraved a wide range of subjects, producing nearly 2,800 prints, numerous watercolours and many drawings. Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) was a painter, draughtsman and designer of woodcuts. He also worked with glass-paintings, metalwork, and jewellery. Holbein was born in Augsburg. He worked in Basel as a journeyman at the end of 1515, and was first employed there with Ambrosius by humanist scholars and their printers. In 1519, he was admitted to the painters' guild. With an introduction from Erasmus to Sir Thomas More, he left for England at the end of August 1526, and stayed for two years working in the court circle, before returning to Basel. He returned to England in 1532, and, under the patronage of Henry VIII, he produced a succession of magnificent portraits. The most famous of which was the mural painting glorifying the Tudor dynasty in the Whitehall Palace. It was regrettably destroyed in the fire of 1698. New Hollstein German, Hollar, 255, ii/ii. Condition: Circular print. Good impression. Trimmed within plate mark, corners of sheet missing. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £45.00 |
| Stock ID | 46095 |