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Probably by the same engraver who produced "The Story of Gideon" after Heemskerck.

Abner Presenting David with Goliath’s Head before Saul,

Number 8 from the set of ten engravings, The Story of David and Saul

Engraving on white laid paper

First of three states

Print impression quality: Excellent

Dimensions (Plate): 205 x 252 mm (8.1 x 9.9 in.)

Dimensions (Sheet): 278 x 378 mm (10.9 x 14.9 in.)

Dimension notes: sheet dimensions are irregular

All plates for “The Story of David” are numbered lower left; only the first plate is inscribed with names of Heemskerck and Cock.

Watermark: Indecipherable (right side)

Edition: Published by Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp; first edition of four

Accession number: 1960.30.2.8

Purchase funds, 1960

Provenance / Collectors' marks: Penciled numbers upper right, possibly by a 19th-century collector

Bibliography: New Hollstein 101 (part I, 99); the set is Hollstein 491–500 (vol. 8, p. 247).

Work Type: print

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• religions
• religious art
• series (groups)
• Bible
• Old Testament

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