A fine needlework picture, possibly representing David's anointment by Samuel, with a central figure of a king holding a staff, flanked by a woman with young child and a man in shepherd-like dress, a castle with mica windows and two oak trees in the background, a fountain in the foreground--11 x 14¼in. (28 x 36.5cm.), mid 17th century, framed and glazed, with label of Alfred Boville Wright Art Picture Frame Maker, 113A High St Uxbridge and inscribed VI Chapter 2nd Book of Samuel

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A fine needlework picture, possibly representing David's anointment by Samuel, with a central figure of a king holding a staff, flanked by a woman with young child and a man in shepherd-like dress, a castle with mica windows and two oak trees in the background, a fountain in the foreground--11 x 14¼in. (28 x 36.5cm.), mid 17th century, framed and glazed, with label of Alfred Boville Wright Art Picture Frame Maker, 113A High St Uxbridge and inscribed VI Chapter 2nd Book of Samuel

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Lot Essay

The sixth chapter of II Samuel describes David dancing before the Ark of the Covenant. It seems more likely that this picture represents I Samuel 16.

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