DrawingsFrench19th century

Study for "Prostrate Jews" ("Moses Before Pharaoh")

19th century

Artists

Gustave DoréArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, and white chalk on cream wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

48 x 75.7 cm (18 7/8 x 29 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Richard S. Davis, London, England (1949(?)-1963), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1963. Notes: In a letter dated March 2, 1964, Richard S. Davis specifies that the drawing was a gift and had been in his collection for the past 15 years.

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