Moses abandoned by his parents in the reeds of the Nile
Maker
After
1594-1665
(engraver)
1636-1697
1594-1665
(engraver)
1636-1697
Title
Moses abandoned by his parents in the reeds of the Nile
Date of Production
1672
Dimensions
Height: 55.6 cm
Width: 75 cm
Width: 75 cm
Accession Number
G.1939.AB.90
Mode of Acquisition
Warburg Institute, London, transfer, 1939
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Léon Coutil, Les Andelys (1856-1943); acquired by Anthony Blunt for the Warburg Institute, 1938; transferred to The Courtauld Institute, 1939.
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto, lower left edge, ink: “N. poussin pinxit ex museo Ant? Stella parisys”; lower center edge, ink, title: “Moyses infantulus in Carecto ripae Nili a parentibus expositus, exod. cap. 2”; lower right edge, ink: “Claudia Stella sculp. et excud. cum Priuil Regis 1672”. Mount recto, lower right edge, graphite: “746/9 (8)”; lower right corner, graphite: “A.22”. Mount verso, lower center edge, graphite: “746/9 (8)”
Collector's mark: None.
Collector's mark: None.
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