Head of John Baptist.
Van Leyden Pinxit. [Etching in plate: GWL [or] GJIL.]
Published 1814.
Etching. Plate 260 x 260mm. 10¼ x 10¼".
The Death of St John the Baptist; Salome entering a room at left accompanied by two maids, proudly holding a plate with the head of the Baptist, her mother Herodias and uncle Herod Antipas seated at a dinner table at right while an attendant pours wine in a glass, a small dog in central foreground; the beheading of St John seen through a window in background.
[Ref: 20186] £70.00
Published 1814.
Etching. Plate 260 x 260mm. 10¼ x 10¼".
The Death of St John the Baptist; Salome entering a room at left accompanied by two maids, proudly holding a plate with the head of the Baptist, her mother Herodias and uncle Herod Antipas seated at a dinner table at right while an attendant pours wine in a glass, a small dog in central foreground; the beheading of St John seen through a window in background.
[Ref: 20186] £70.00