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King David

Drawing
16th - 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Spada, Leonello (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

King David, kneeling in an attitude of prayer, holding the harp with his left hand; Slight, in black chalk, on warm toned paper.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleKing David
Materials and techniques
Black chalk, on warm toned paper
Black Chalk
Toned Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Spada, Leonello (ascribed to); King David, kneeling in an attitude of prayer, holding the harp with his left hand; Slight, in black chalk, on warm toned paper; Bolognese School; 16th - 17th century.
Physical description
King David, kneeling in an attitude of prayer, holding the harp with his left hand; Slight, in black chalk, on warm toned paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.3in
  • Width: 6.3in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection - Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Subjects depicted
Man
Harps (Chordophones)
David (King)
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.65 , cat. n. 744, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: school of MARATTA, CARLO 744 King David, seated, his left hand on his harp and in his right hand a sceptre Inscribed on the back of the mount in ink ‘L/ Spada inv. et de. From the Coll. of Sir. Jos. Reynolds. 10/6’ Black chalk on brownish paper 9 5/8 x 6 ½ (245 x 165) Dyce 313 PROVENANCE Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2354); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 313 (ascribed to Spada) A note in the Department records Heinrich Bodmer’s opinion that the drawing is ‘definitely by Spada’. But stylistically it is much closer to Maratta.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.313

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
Record URL
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