Saul under the Influence of the Evil Spirit
Artist
William Wetmore Story
(American, 1819–1895, active in Italy 1856–1895)
DateModeled 1858–1863; carved 1864–1865
MediumMarble with original base in three sections
Dimensions(Figure): 64 × 34 × 64 1/2 in. (162.6 × 86.4 × 163.8 cm); approx. 4500 lbs. ( 2041.2 kg)
(Base): 34 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 68 3/4 in (87.6 × 100.3 × 174.6 cm); approx 4350 lbs. (1973.1 kg)
(Base): 34 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 68 3/4 in (87.6 × 100.3 × 174.6 cm); approx 4350 lbs. (1973.1 kg)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Anne Faircloth and Frederick Beaujeu-Dufour in honor of John W. Coffey
Object number2018.10/a-c
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ProvenanceThe artist, Rome, Italy; purchased by Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, Bart. (1808–78), Rendcomb Park, Gloucestershire, UK, 1865; bequeathed with house to nephew, Sir Julian Goldsmid, Bart, 1878; sold with house to James Taylor (d. 1896), Bradford, 1883; with house to widow Editha Taylor, 1896; with house to nephew James Herbert Taylor (Rendcomb Park Sale, London, Knight, Frank & Rutley, June 12, 1913); sold with house to William Mewburn; sold with house to Frederick Noel Hamilton Wills, Miserden, UK, 1918; ownership transferred with establishment of Rendcomb College, 1920; sold to NCMA, 2018.