Unknown artist -
Winchester Psalter = Psalter of Henry of Blois (Cotton Nero C. IV): David and lion; David and Samuel
Above left, David the shepherd, with staff in hand, tends his flock. At right, he saves a lamb from the mouth of a lion. Below, Samuel anoints David as future king, as Jesse and his sons look on.
Source: I Samuel 16; 17
Color illustration
British Library, London
Date : 1121 - 1161