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Bartsch: B41-1(3)
New Hollstein Dutch: NHD268-1(3)

David in Prayer

1652

support: paper
medium: ink

signature and date - b.c.

Rembrandt f. 1652

David, identified by the harp lying on the floor, is seen in fervent prayer. He is asking God to spare the life of his son, who is mortally ill. Rembrandt rendered David’s head without features and entirely in the shadow of the bed curtain.

W. Baillie?, London, d. 1810 (L 2603?). Purchased from Colnaghi & Obach, London, 1913.