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Engraving of a woman at a high window lowering a rope down a palace wall as a man climbs down it, with palm trees beside.

Michal lets David escape from the window

A woman leans from an upper window of an ornate stone building, lowering a rope down the wall while a man climbs down it, hands gripping the cord. Palm trees, ivy and an arcaded palace wing frame the scene in a black-and-white wood engraving with dense hatching.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1865
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3173 × 3942 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1865; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Mical deja escapar a David por la ventana

Una mujer se asoma desde una ventana superior de un edificio de piedra ornamentado, bajando una cuerda por la pared mientras un hombre desciende por ella con las manos aferradas al cordel. Palmeras, hiedra y un ala de palacio con arcadas enmarcan la escena en un grabado en madera en blanco y negro con trama densa.

Português: Mical deixa Davi escapar pela janela

Uma mulher se inclina de uma janela superior de um edifício de pedra ornamentado, baixando uma corda pela parede enquanto um homem desce por ela, com as mãos firmes no cordão. Palmeiras, hera e uma ala de palácio com arcadas emolduram a cena em uma gravura em madeira preto e branco com hachuras densas.

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