[Moses being found in the bullrushes; 2 very similar engravings: the find-ing of Mo-ses" p. 93]"

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This engraving shows the discovery of the infant Moses among the bulrushes, the scene from Exodus 2 in which Pharaoh's daughter finds the baby hidden in a basket at the river's edge. The record describes it as one of two very similar engravings printed on page 93 of a book, which suggests it was made to accompany an Old Testament narrative. Illustrated Bibles and religious books of the 18th and 19th centuries often included engravings like this one for teaching and devotional use. The record gives no date, so the exact source and period remain uncertain.

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