Oil on canvas, 229cm by 274cm.
King Solomon ruled Israel for forty years and was famed for his wisdom. However, he is said to have had a thousand wives of many different faiths who weakened his faith in God.
The 5th Earl of Exeter had purchased this painting by 1684 and it appears in the 1688 Inventory: p. 35; “2 large peices in Guilt frames (viz) } Soloman’s Idolatry, Moses in ye Rushes}by Carlo Loti.”
