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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "J Basire sct. 1765"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Le Suer delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Apd. CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "89 [circled]" CRE BASIRE, James; (English; 1730-1802) AFTER LE SUEUR, Eustache; (French; 1617-1655) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
This is one of 42 drawings from Rogers' own collection, which was one of the best in the country.
It relates to the story of Moses in the Old Testament. Pharaoh had ordered the murder of all Hebrew baby boys. Moses' mother, Jochebed, concealed him for as long as she could but when he grew too big she placed him in a basket on the River Nile. Le Sueur has depicted Miriam, Moses' elder sister ready to follow the floating basket.
Le Sueur (1616-1655) was among the leading 17th century French artists. A founder of French Classicism alongside Poussin, he became known as the 'French Raphael' in the 18th century. His work was extremely popular then and he was considered one of the world's greatest painters. This is the only representation of his work in Rogers' volume. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | DRAWING : IMITATION : OLD TESTAMENT : RIVER : BASKET : MOSES : EXODUS : MIRIAM : INFANT : STUDY : FINDING OF MOSES : ARK : RELIGIOUS : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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