Accession number
PML 145499, plate 104
Published
[S.l. : s.n., 18--?]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Published caption title.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 104, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a painting by Poussin.
Bound in v. 1 (PML 145499) as plate 104, of an extra-illustrated copy of The Holy Bible, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1814-1815 (see Harris Bible PML 145499-06).
Print inlaid in leaf measuring 331 x 233 mm, bound into volume.
Engraving after a painting by Poussin.
Description
1 print : engraving ; image: 106 x 146 mm; sheet: 138 x 176 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a river-bank, with Pharaoh's daughter, flanked by two serving women, standing at center; at her feet, a third serving woman kneels to take hold of Moses in his basket, held up to her by a bearded man who stands in the water; at left is a reclining figure personifying the Nile, and a small boat, bridge, and pyramid are visible in the background.
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