Untitled (Portrait of a King) by D.W. Kellogg and Company

D.W. Kellogg and Company

. This colored print depicts a bearded King David wearing a crown, sandals, and a red cape over a teal robe. He is seated outdoors on a throne and playing a harp, while resting one foot on a footstool. He looks up at the sky where dark clouds have just parted to reveal a burst of light. The harp has two winged portrait busts attached to the top of the harp and a small male angel figure seated on a piece of furniture, possible a piano or harpsichord.

Date: ca 1840
Type: lithograph
Medium: ink (overall material)
Department: NMAH
Institution: National Museum of American History
Object number: nmah_325367
Credit: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

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Untitled (Portrait of a King) by D.W. Kellogg and Company

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