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James Gillray
1756-1815
Rechab holding up the severed head of Saul's son Ishbosheth / H. Fuzelli delt. ; J. Gillray sculpt.
[London] : [T. Holloway?], [1791]
engraving and etching
plate mark: 144 x 152 mm; sheet: 170 x 179 mm
Peel 2273
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Illustration to Johann Caspar Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy (London, T. Holloway, 5 vols. 1789-98).
Illustration to Johann Caspar Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy (London, T. Holloway, 5 vols. 1789-98).
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows Rechab as a male nude, rushing into a room from the right and lunging forward as he falls to his knees, holding up the severed head of Saul's son Ishbosheth in his right hand and pointing upwards with the other.
Associated names
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, artist.
Illustration for (work): Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe. English.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Illustration for (work): Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801. Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe. English.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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