This painting shows a man seated on a throne-like chair in profile, facing left. He holds a scepter in one hand, and his other hand is draped over the armrest of the throne. The man has a light skin, a long, dark beard, and a sharp profile. He also has long, dark hair partly covered by a golden headdress with red fabric hanging from it. He wears a golden robe with draping blue sleeves. Jeweled rings are visible on each of his hands, and there's a golden earring in his ear in the shape of an arc. The throne he sits on is dark blue, and a dark blue curtain hangs behind it on the right. On the…
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King Solomon

Simeon Solomon (British, 1840 - 1905)

1874(?)

Medium
egg tempera (?) with touches of varnish on paper mounted to board
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall: 39.5 x 21.5 cm (15 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.) ; mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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