Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Hendrik van der Borcht II|Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

1642 · Etching; third state of three · Drawings and Prints

Solomon sits on a high throne with the queen and ten hand maidens standing infront of him. The composition is based on the miniature painting on vellum now at Windsor once owned by the Earl of Arundel. Solomon resembles Henry VIII.

Artist: Hendrik van der Borcht II|Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar
Date: 1642
Medium: Etching; third state of three
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

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