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Sphinxes (Mythology)

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  • Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.
  • The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • The holy family resting among animals in Egypt. Etching by B. Baron, 1724, after F. Solimena.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
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Catalogue

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    A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 756988i
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    The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

    Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665. | Date: 1 January 1821 | Reference: 18240i
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    A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

    Roccheggiani, Lorenzo, active 1804-1817. | Date: [1811?] | Reference: 2499261i
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    Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.

    Zuccarelli, Francesco, 1702-1788. | Date: 2 January 1786 | Reference: 20808i
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    Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 757006i
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