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Hezekiah, King of Judah (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.246.1)

Oil over pen and brown ink, Hippolyte Flandrin, French, 1856 to 1863, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985.246.1

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A drawing titled "Hezekiah, King of Judah," in oil over pen and brown ink, by the French artist Hippolyte Flandrin, 1856 to 1863, depicting the biblical king of Judah known for his religious reforms and for the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib of Assyria. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department under accession 1985.246.1.

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Assyria, Regions

This source names Assyria directly: "siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib of Assyria."

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Hezekiah, Figures

The Met's own title for this drawing names the subject and his royal title outright.

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