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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