Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . arrival. Height, 9 feet 2 inches ; length, io feet 6 inches. 1326 — Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands. The subject represents a triumphal procession of mounted warriors and footmen, at the head ofwhich rides Saul, while David walks beside his charger, carrying the giants head. In thebackground appear a hedge of spears and groups of soldiers in the woody landscape. Onthe right of the foreground, preceding the cavalcade, walks a maiden playing upon a harp. Height, 9 feet 2 inches ; l
Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . arrival. Height, 9 feet 2 inches ; length, io feet 6 inches. 1326 — Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands. The subject represents a triumphal procession of mounted warriors and footmen, at the head ofwhich rides Saul, while David walks beside his charger, carrying the giants head. In thebackground appear a hedge of spears and groups of soldiers in the woody landscape. Onthe right of the foreground, preceding the cavalcade, walks a maiden playing upon a harp. Height, 9 feet 2 inches ; length, io feet 4 inches. 1327—A Smaller Panel, continuing the subject of the previous composition. Two more maidens occupy the foreground, playing upon a viol or violin, while a child dances infront of them, shaking rings that are hung with bells. Behind these figures, on the right, isa serried group of men with lighted tapers, and on the opposite side crowds of horsemen andcitizens, standing in welcome before the open gate of the city. Height, 9 feet 2 inches; width, 6 feet n 1328—Old Testament Subject—Narrow Upright Panel. Soldiers carrying a relic covered with a napkin. Height, 9 feet; width, 3 feet 8 inches. 1329 — David before Saul. The king is seated under a pavilion, on the right of the composition, attended by archers, andbefore him stands David the shepherd boy, crook in hand, offering his services to slay thegiant. In the middle distance, to the left, and across the background, appear troops of footsoldiers and horsemen. The foreground is sprinkled with flowers, and small trees dot thehillocks in the rear. Height, 9 feet; width, 8 feet. 1330 — David Playing before Saul. From his throne, raised on a high dais and backed by drapery, Saul is in the act of flinging a spearat David, who stands quietly playing upon his harp. An old man intervenes with upraisedhands. A soldier stands beside the youth, and three maidens are grouped in the middledistance.
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