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 combined with the grace of Raphael. Painted in 1513-14. Engraved by G. Audran.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 346; Müntz, 370; Passavant, ii. 130.

MOSES AND CROWN OF PHARAOH, Nicolas Poussin, Louvre; canvas, H. 3 ft. × 4 ft. 2 in. In a hall of his palace, Pharaoh half reclining on a couch, and the young Moses, standing, with the king's crown under his feet; at left, Thermutis, seated with four of her women, one of whom shields Moses with her arms, while another holds the arm of a priest who is about to strike the child with a poniard. Collection of Louis XIV. Engraved by E. Baudet; J. Bouilliard. Replica, with changes, Duke of Bedford; engraved by Dambrun.—Cat. Louvre; Musée français; Filhol, v. Pl. 307; Landon, vi. Pl. 49; Waagen, Treasures, ii. 284; Smith, viii. 10, 11.

Moses and the Crown of Pharaoh, Nicolas Poussin, Louvre.

MOSES, FINDING OF, Nicolas Poussin, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 2 ft. 9 in. × 3 ft. 11 in. Seven figures. Thermutis, daughter of Pharaoh, standing on the bank of the Nile between two of her women, on the shoulder of one of whom she is leaning; points towards the child in a basket, which a man has just taken from the river and is handing to a woman kneeling; at left, the Nile personified as an old man; in back-*ground, a pyramid, a bridge, a city, and mountains. Painted about 1648; Collection of Louis XIV. Engraved by J. Mariette (1692), Van Somer, H. Laurent (1826).—Filhol, iii. Pl. 169; Landon.

By Nicolas Poussin, Louvre, Paris; canvas, H. 4 ft. × 6 ft. 4 in. Ten figures. Upon the bank of the river, Thermutis, sustained by a young girl behind her, is accompanied by six women; at right, two women standing, and one kneeling near the basket containing the little Moses; at left, two others kneeling and one stooping; in foreground, right, allegorical figure of the Nile; in background, a city with pyramids, and on the river a boat with men, two of whom are about to spear a hippopotamus. Collection of Louis XIV. Engraved by G. Rousselet; F. Garnier, Audran.—Landon.

By Velasquez (?), Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England; H. 8 ft. × 10 ft. Infant Moses, in a basket, presented by a kneeling maiden