The Finding of Moses, a group of women by a river gathering around a baby in a basket

Printmaker John Baldrey British

After Salvator Rosa Italian

Publisher John Boydell British

1785

Not on view

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Title: The Finding of Moses, a group of women by a river gathering around a baby in a basket
Printmaker: John Baldrey (British, 1758–after 1792)
Artist: After Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome)
Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: 1785
Medium: Etching with engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 13/16 in. (52 × 37.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.602.342
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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