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Moses Striking the Rock

Drawing
c.1618 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Jordaens, Jacob (The Elder) (artist)
Place of origin
Belgium (drawn)

Moses Striking the Rock; The Israelites anxiously waiting for the water which Moses is about to give them; they are apparently in a cave; many persons descend from the entrance.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleMoses Striking the Rock (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over red chalk
Pen
Brown Ink
Brown Wash
Red Chalk
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Wash Technique
Brief description
Drawing 'Moses Striking the Rock', by Jacob Jordaens, Flemish School, pen and brown ink, c.1618
Physical description
Moses Striking the Rock; The Israelites anxiously waiting for the water which Moses is about to give them; they are apparently in a cave; many persons descend from the entrance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 191mm
  • Width: 311mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 531.

  • Inscribed on old mount, at lower left, in graphite, Jacs Jordain; and at lower right, in brown ink, Jacques Jordaens.

Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
People
Cattle
Moses
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 489, pp. 416-17
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.531

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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