Print made by George Graham, active 1786–1813Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
Elkanah, Hannah and Samuel
Date:
1815
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (proof without letters) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 25 5/8 inches (52.7 × 65.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left:: "o/a"; lower center: "19 3/8 / 23 1/8 | No.8 | 772394"; lower right: "Proof | 4a Un de | A "
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.705
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | horse (animal) | turban | feather | jewel | cape | belt | infant | mother | cradling | drapery | curtain | chair | sitting | sleeping | gesturing | pillar | cloud | tree | hill | cow | herd | husband | wife | father | son | cloak | field | temple | Bible | story of Samuel | Samuel growing up in the temple of Shiloh | birth and childhood of Samuel (1 Samuel 1-2:21)