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Moses Brought to the Pharaoh's Daughter

Moses Brought to the Pharaoh's Daughter

Artist/Maker (Irish, 1705/1725–1771)
Artist/Maker (English, 1697–1764)
after (English, 1697–1764)
Date1752
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsImage: 16 7/8 × 20 5/8 in. (42.8 × 52.4 cm)
Sheet: 24 13/16 × 18 7/8 in. (63 × 48 cm)
Credit LineAnnie A. Wager Bequest
Object number1975.235
Status
Not on view
More Information
Best known for his mass-marketed narrative print series, William Hogarth aspired to the ranks of "serious" painters of history subjects, the most exalted genre. His 1746 painting The Finding of Moses was one such work, created to hang in the Foundling Hospital. The story of the Pharaoh's daughter charitably taking Moses into her care was a fitting theme for the orphanage. This print and The Gate of Calais below demonstrate Hogarth's skill in engraving, a challenging printmaking technique that painters rarely attempted.
Exhibition History
Out of Albion: British Art from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 26, 2008 - December 23, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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