print
- Museum number
- 1903,0122.2
- Description
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People bringing riches to Moses, seated on a dais decorated with a relief of a ram's head and cherubs, under a tree at the edge of a military encampment, towards the group before him, a woman carrying a platter with jewels and a coffer, a man holding rich carpet, and another behind him carrying a large urn on his shoulders.
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in ochre over a base of etching with mezzotint shading
- Production date
- 1720s (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 436 millimetres (image)
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Width: 575 millimetres (image)
- Curator's comments
- This may be an illustration of Exodus 35, the construction of the Tabernacle.
Possibly after Pietro da Cortona; from an original in the collection of John Campbell, probably General Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, but may have been burnt in the fire at Inverary Castle in 1877.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1903
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1903,0122.2