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Moses Holding the Ten Commandments

Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623–1678)
and: Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
After: Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602–1674)
1699

Medium/Technique Engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 56.8 × 42.4 cm (22 3/8 × 16 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 55.5 × 41.4 cm (21 7/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4443
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Petitjean and Wickert Appendix 1, ii/iii; Robert-Dumesnil 1, ii/iii; Le Blanc 1, ii/ii
DescriptionThis plate was left unfinished by Nanteuil at his death in 1678. In 1699 it was finished and published by his pupil and nephew by marriage, Gérard Edelinck.
Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.