Pharaoh dismissing Moses and Aaron in the dead of the night, when he finds his own eldest son dead, aft the passover; Venus and Adonis
Draughtsman: Haydon, Benjamin Robert
Two sketches laid onto the recto.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1905) by Parsons (Brompton Road)
Circa 1805 - 1826
Support
composed of
paper
( laid down)
Venus Sketch
Height 125 mm
Width 100 mm
Page Size
Height 314 mm
Width 194 mm
Pharaoh Sketch
Height 85 mm
Width 112 mm
Drawing : (Pharaoh etc.) brown ink on 3 pieces of paper, stuck together and laid down on album sheet; (Venus, etc.) brown ink on paper, laid down on album sheet
Accession number: 3686.f.6
Primary reference Number: 10938
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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