[Moses brought before Pharaoh's daughter] from the original painting in the Foundling Hospital / [graphic]

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Description

Title
[Moses brought before Pharaoh's daughter] from the original painting in the Foundling Hospital / [graphic]
Alternative Title
And the child grew, & she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, & he became her son. And she called his name Moses
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
Sullivan, Luke, 1705-1771, printmaker.
Published / Created
published as the act directs, Febry. 5, 1752.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Wm. Hogarth
Abstract

Pharaoh's daughter (Thermuthis) greets Moses who stands grasping the belt of his birth mother (Jochebed) as a man fills her hand with coins. Behind them in the distance is a sphinx and pseudo-Egyptian buildings. Behind the pharaoh's daugther a black servant whispers into the ear of a female attendant

Description
After Hogarth's 1746 painting: Moses brought before Pharaoh's daughter. One of a set of four paintings for the Council Room of the Foundling Hospital.
Title from Paulson.
Fourth state with Warton's lines omitted; second and third 'and' written as ampersands. See Paulson.
Printing date from Paulson.
1 print on laid paper ; 421 x 524 mm, on sheet 474 x 610 cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's, F.E. Sotheby Sale, lot 215 (Hogarth 's works) to Maggs for W.S. Lewis; 21 Nov. 1955; Formerly owned by Frederick Edward Sotheby of Ecton, Northants, 1837-1909.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 42.2 x 52.5 cm, on sheet 46.7 x 60.4 cm
Edition
[State 4].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Sotheby 36++ Box 310
Collection Title
Plate 36. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date
[England], [1732-1764]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Engravings England London 1752
Material
etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Moses (Biblical leader)
Thermuthis (Biblical figure)
Subject (Topic)
Biblical events
Blacks
Children
Mothers
Servants
Subjects
Moses (Biblical leader)
Thermuthis (Biblical figure)
Biblical events
Blacks
Children
Mothers
Servants
England > London > 1752
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8444447
Object ID (OID)
16030576

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