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Lot Essay
Aquarelliste talentueux, actif à Londres, en 1851, il est nommé 'professeur de la peinture historique de la famille royale' où il enseignera pendant une vingtaine d'années. Cette aquarelle représente le moment où le roi Jehu entre dans la ville de Jezraël où son prédecesseur, Joram, s’était caché après la bataille de Ramoth-Gilead (2 Rois, 9:30-37). Lorsque Joram tenta de voler, il fut tué avec une flèche qui transperça son coeur. Jéhu est représenté pointant la mère de Joram, Jézabel, qui a été chassée du palais par les eunuques sur ordre de ce premier. Celui-ci engendra la mort de Jezebel, qui fut dévorée par des chiens affamés, représentés à l’arrière-plan.
Born into a family of artists, Corbould was a successful watercolourist active in London. In 1851 he was appointed 'instructor of historical painting to the royal family' and for the next twenty-one years he taught various members of the Royal family, who acquired many of his best works.
This magnificent watercolour shows the moment where King Jehu enters the city Jezreel where Jehu’s predecessor, Jehoram, was hiding after the Battle of Ramoth-Gilead (2 Kings, 9:30-37). When Jehoram tried to flee, he was killed by Jehu with an arrow which pierced his heart. Jehu is shown here pointing towards Jehoram’s mother, Jezebel, who he commended to be thrown down by the palace eunuchs. They obeyed this commend which led to Jezebel’s death after which she was eaten by hungry dogs, shown here in the foreground.
Born into a family of artists, Corbould was a successful watercolourist active in London. In 1851 he was appointed 'instructor of historical painting to the royal family' and for the next twenty-one years he taught various members of the Royal family, who acquired many of his best works.
This magnificent watercolour shows the moment where King Jehu enters the city Jezreel where Jehu’s predecessor, Jehoram, was hiding after the Battle of Ramoth-Gilead (2 Kings, 9:30-37). When Jehoram tried to flee, he was killed by Jehu with an arrow which pierced his heart. Jehu is shown here pointing towards Jehoram’s mother, Jezebel, who he commended to be thrown down by the palace eunuchs. They obeyed this commend which led to Jezebel’s death after which she was eaten by hungry dogs, shown here in the foreground.