David Tearing His Clothes in Grief, from The Story of Amnon and Tamar, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

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David Tearing His Clothes in Grief, from The Story of Amnon and Tamar, 1540, Engraving; first state of two, Sheet: 4 3/4 × 3 1/16 in. (12 × cm), Prints, Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest), David, seated on a throne at right tears at his cloak, while Jonadab and a servant stand at left. Based on 2 Samuel 13:31. Plate 7 from a series of seven plates with the Story of Amnon and Tamar

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