2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/29/2022
Uncolored copper plate print captioned "The Triumph of David after having slain the Giant Goliath, the great Champion of the Philistine Army" on fine-laid paper, 10-½" x 16-½". image, with wide margins. "Engraved for the American Edition of Maynard's Josephus." Signed in plate, "Eng. by A. Doolittle N. Haven," along lower right corner. Very sharp, graphic imagery, beautifully composed by Doolittle. Fine; lightly toned. Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) was an American engraver and silversmith, known as "The Revere of Connecticut." His engravings included portraits and maps, made in his New Haven, Connecticut studio. nd, c1790. Slightly dirty, still sharp.
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