The Queen of Sheba before Solomon

1621

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving; first state of five
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 26 1/4 in. (42.5 × 66.7 cm)
Collection no.: 51.501.1096
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon — Nicolaes de Bruyn. 1621.

Medium: Engraving; first state of five. Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 26 1/4 in. (42.5 × 66.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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