Moses left on the Nile (Moyse exposé sur les eaux)
Maker
After
(artist)
1594-1665
(etcher)
1765-1840
(artist)
1594-1665
(etcher)
1765-1840
Title
Moses left on the Nile (Moyse exposé sur les eaux)
Date of Production
1819
Medium
etching
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6774.7
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Poussin pinx.t //
Inscription: Normand Sculp.t //
Inscription: 9 //
Inscription: Moyse exposé sur les eaux //
Inscription: Bowyer, 1819. //
Inscription: The parents of Moses with his sister Miriam & his brother Aaron, are here introduced / each with appropriate action & expression: The river-god is embracing his favourite / sphinx which denotes his secret origins or the time of his rising - the landscape is / rich and beautiful //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: Normand Sculp.t //
Inscription: 9 //
Inscription: Moyse exposé sur les eaux //
Inscription: Bowyer, 1819. //
Inscription: The parents of Moses with his sister Miriam & his brother Aaron, are here introduced / each with appropriate action & expression: The river-god is embracing his favourite / sphinx which denotes his secret origins or the time of his rising - the landscape is / rich and beautiful //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
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