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The Compassion of Pharoah's Daughter

Watercolour
ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Blake, William (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Watercolour on paper entitled 'The Compassion of Pharoah's daughter'.

Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Watercolour
Titles
  • The Compassion of Pharoah's Daughter (assigned by artist)
  • The Finding of Moses (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour on paper by William Blake entitled 'The Compassion of Pharoah's daughter'. Great Britain, ca. 1805.
Physical description
Watercolour on paper entitled 'The Compassion of Pharoah's daughter'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 322mm
  • Width: 318mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • WB inv (Signed)
  • Exod : ch : 2nd. v. 7th & 8th (Inscribed on the mount)
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance from the Murray Bequest
Object history
P.25-1949 was formerly in the collection of T. Butts, Captain Butts and W. Graham Robertson. It was Lot 6 at Messrs Christie's, 22 July 1949 (Graham Robertson sale). It is described and illustrated in 'The Blake Collection of W. Graham Robertson', London, 1952, No. 6.
Subject depicted
Moses
Place depicted
Egypt
Literary referenceExodus II, 7 & 8
Bibliographic references
  • W M Rossetti, Annotated Lists of Blake's Paintings, Drawings and Engravings in Volume II of The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist, second edition, London, 1880.
  • 'The Blake Collection of W. Graham Robertson', London, 1952.
  • Evans, Mark et al. Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Japan : Brain Trust, 2002
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
  • W.M. Rossetti, Annotated Lists of Blake's Paintings, Drawings and Engravings (in Alexander Gilchrist's The Life of William Blake Vol. II, second edition, London, 1880)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.25-1949

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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