Hosannah!, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
In 1862 the Dalziel Brothers, prominent Victorian wood engravers, approached a group of British artists with plans for a lavishly illustrated Bible. Work began immediately, but the sixty-seven prints of Old Testament themes were not published until 1881. Solomon came from a prominent Jewish family and intended his six designs to celebrate his heritage. Hosannah! shows a temple musician during the Feast of Tabernacles and was inspired by a line in Psalm 149, "Praise for God’s goodness to Israel." Solomon admired Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, and this early work places him in Pre-Raphaelitism’s second wave.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hosannah!, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
- Series/Portfolio: Dalziels' Bible Gallery
- Artist: After Simeon Solomon (British, London 1840–1905 London)
- Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
- Publisher: Scribner and Welford (New York, NY)
- Printer: Camden Press (British, London)
- Date: 1863–81
- Medium: Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
- Dimensions: Image: 6 7/16 × 4 3/4 in. (16.3 × 12 cm)
India sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 5/8 in. (21.4 × 16.8 cm)
Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.99.1(65)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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