George H. Phillips, active 1819–1825, Britishafter Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish
Title:
Crossing the Red Sea
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint with chine collé on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 5/8 × 33 7/8 inches (60 × 86 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11391
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | sea | Jewish | Moses lifts up his rod and the water divides (Red Sea); the angel of God and the pillar of cloud move to the rear | escape | possession | light | tidal wave | cloud | storm | cliff | rock | shoreline | prophet | staff
Associated Places:
Red Sea | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)