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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
And the Child Grew...His Name Moses
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

And the Child Grew...His Name Moses

Artist William Hogarth (English, 1697 - 1764)
Artist Luke Sullivan (English, 1705 - 1771)
Date1752
MediumEngraving
DimensionsMat: 26 1/8 x 29 1/8 in. (66.4 x 74 cm)
Paper: 17 5/8 x 21 1/2 in., (44.8 x 54.6 cm,)
image: 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in., (41.9 x 52.1 cm,)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. H.J. Roberts
Object numberPR-85-41
Collections
DescriptionEngraving after the original painting in the Foundling Hospital depicts Moses as a young boy meeting the Pharaoh's daughter and becoming her son. The couple who brought him have money in their hands as if they were paid.

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