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William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Moses Receiving the Law, ca. 1780
- Title:
Moses Receiving the Law
- Date:
- ca. 1780
- Medium:
- Pen and black ink with gray wash, black wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 26 x 12 1/4 inches (66 x 31.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1883
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- book | Christianity | clouds | Judaism | law | light | man | Old Testament | religious and mythological subject | robes | tablets | The ten commandments
- Associated People:
- Moses
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7223
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