David with the Head of Goliath

1720s

Paul Troger

Artist, Austrian, 1698 - 1762

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11 x 7.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.2 x 8.2 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2011.129.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 29 November 2011, no. 5404); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischman, no. 1.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: P Troger fe. ; Im kiev Ex. Vien

Wikidata ID

Q76560625


You may be interested in

Loading Results