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The Finding of Moses

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1786

GUSN

GUSN-55900

Description

Rectangular black and white engraving under glass with wide mahogany veneer frame. Group of women and baby in foreground and city, river, and mountains in background. From original painting by Zuccarelli, G.; Robertson, delineator; and Samuel Smith, sculptor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Landscape
Landscape

Associated Building

Original to Josiah Quincy House (Quincy, Mass.),

Maker

AFTER Zuccarelli (Maker)
Robertson, G. (Artist)
Smith, Samuel (Engraver)
Boydell, John (English engraver, print publisher, 1719-1804) (Publisher)

Location of Origin

Rome, Italy; London, England

Dimensions

29 x 38 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

1972.61

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