Study for the figure of Moses

1730–37

Not on view

De Wit's drawing is a study for his painting Moses Elects the Council of Seventy Elders in the Amsterdam Town Hall, now the Royal Palace.

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Title: Study for the figure of Moses
Artist: Jacob de Wit (Dutch, Amsterdam 1695–1754 Amsterdam)
Date: 1730–37
Medium: Point of brush and black ink with black and gray wash over red chalk
Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 5 15/16 in. (19.6 x 15.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2002
Object Number: 2002.82
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Study of Two Hands, Jacob de Wit Dutch, Red chalk with touches of white chalk on pink tinted paper — Study of Two Hands
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ca. 1720–50

Ceiling Design, Jacob de Wit Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; two double framing lines in pen and black ink — Ceiling Design
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Allegorical Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity in a Niche, Jacob de Wit Dutch, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash heightened with white on blue paper. Quadruple framing line in pen and black ink with red wash. — Allegorical Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity in a Niche
Jacob de Wit
early 18th century

Design for a Panel with Four Putti Decorating a Herm (Terminal Figure) with Garlands of Fruit and Foliage, Jacob de Wit Dutch, Red chalk. Inlaid into heavy paper mount with brown and gold framing lines — Design for a Panel with Four Putti Decorating a Herm (Terminal Figure) with Garlands of Fruit and Foliage
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ca. 1720–40

Apollo and Thetis, Jacob de Wit Dutch, Red, brown and gray wash over red chalk — Apollo and Thetis
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early 18th century

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