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David Playing the Harp before Saul
153116th century
Christoph Bockstorffer , aka Master C.B., Christoffel Bocksdorfer, German
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Christoph Bockstorffer , aka Master C.B., Christoffel Bocksdorfer, German . David Playing the Harp before Saul, 1531. Etching. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1947.D1.64. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .