Moses receiving the word of God
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
Moses in flowing drapery, seated upon rocks, holding a rod in right hand, left hand pointing, tablets to left rear. Head tilted slightly downwards and turned to right.
History note: Thomas Dawson, Baron Dartrey (1725-1813) [Bookplate]; ?Richard Thomas Dawson; William Esdaile; C. Fairfax Murray, sold Sotheby's, 2-3 December 1920, lot 156, bt. Reader; / Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 30 April 1937, lot 22, bt. Colnaghi for Sir Bruce Ingram (£90.0.0)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Brown ink
White bodycolour
Red chalk
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 193 mm
Width 161 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Red chalk, pen and brown ink, and white bodycolour, surrounded on three sides by red chalk and by traces of ink line (cut down), on laid paper stuck to album leaf
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.163
Primary reference Number: 81736
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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