David Strangling the Lion
Claude Mellan|Gian Lorenzo Bernini · French|Italian
Date: 1631
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 in. (21.4 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Date range
1631 – 1631
Largest dimension
15.2 cm
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