7202 x 5560 px | 61 x 47,1 cm | 24 x 18,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1747
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Engraved after the painting by English artist William Hogarth which he presented to the Foundling Hospital in 1747, where it still hangs. It was first published in 1752 as a companion to ‘Paul before Felix’. The scene depicts the boy Moses being entrusted by his mother, dressed as a nurse, to the care of the Princess of Egypt. She accepts payment for her services from a stern treasurer. Immediately behind his face is a large column where a faintly comic face has been drawn. Moses stares at the elegantly attired Princess but stays with his mother. The Princess affectionately extends her hand to the boy, yet, at the base of her chair, a small but sinister crocodile threatens. To the left, two servants engage in serious gossip. This is a 19th century version engraved by William Chevalier from an original picture by Hogarth.
