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Object Type
print
Museum number
1874,0808.1742
Description
Moses striking the Rock, after Poussin; landscape with Moses striking a rock with his staff, creating a miraculous spring, and people rushing to drink the water. c.1650/80 Etching
Producer name
After:
Nicolas Poussin
Attributed to:
Jean Lepautre
(?)
Attributed to:
François Bourlier
(?)
School/style
French
Production date
1650-1680
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
325 millimetres
Width:
445 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Nicolas Cocquelin was named Chancellor to the University in 1680 and this title is not mentioned in the dedication; the plate has therefore been etched before that date. Wildenstein states that an attribution to Jean Lepautre (1617-1682) is likely; but the impression he describes does not bear Bourlier's name.
Bibliographic references
Andresen 1863 / Nicolaus Poussin - Verzeichniss der nach seinen Gemälden Gefertigten...
(66)
Wildenstein 1955 / Les Graveurs de Poussin au XVIIe siècle
(21)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
old testament
Associated names
Representation of:
Moses
Associated with:
Nicolas Cocquelin
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Francis Arnold Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hugh Howard
Acquisition date
1874
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1874,0808.1742