Samson Slaying the Philistine

Provenance

Frichwirth collection, Vienna. (Lowengard, Paris); purchased 23 August 1905 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Samson Slaying the Philistine

Italian 18th/19th Century

18th/early 19th century

Accession Number

1942.9.102

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 48.1 x 20 x 22.9 cm (18 15/16 x 7 7/8 x 9 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection