William Blake1800

The Judgement of Solomon

Two women claim the same living child, and Solomon orders it cut in two, revealing the true mother by her plea to spare its life (1 Kings 3). A tempera and gold work by the British artist and poet William Blake.

The Judgement of Solomon by William Blake depicting 1 Kings 3:16
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1757-1827 · British

British, London 1757–1827 London