David Preventing Abishai from Killing Saul

attributed to Willem Drost, c. 1650 - c. 1655

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-1953-139
Dimensionsheight 177 mm x width 260 mm
Physical characteristicsreed pen and brown ink, with opaque white (oxidized) and some areas scraped away

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Creation
- draughtsman: attributed to Willem Drost, Amsterdam
- draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 1650 - c. 1655
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Physical description
reed pen and brown ink, with opaque white (oxidized) and some areas scraped away
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 177 mm x width 260 mm

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 1953
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from the dealer L. Franklyn, as Rembrandt, London, fl. 3,194.20, to the museum, with support from the F. G. Wallerfonds, 1953
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.