Study for King Solomon

Details

SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER, BT., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1836-1919)
Study for King Solomon
with studio stamp (L.874) (lower right)
black and white chalk on terracotta paper
12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (32.1 x 23.3 cm.)

Provenance

with Colnaghi, London.
Helen and Arthur Grogan, by whom given to the present collection, Christmas 1985.

Conditions of sale

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Adrian Hume-Sayer Director, Specialist

Lot Essay

The present drawing relates to the 1890 picture, The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, now in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia. In the final painting, Solomon is shown walking down the steps from his throne towards the Queen, and so it seems that this drawing is a sketch for an alternative composition.

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