Moses – Antique Wall Art
![Moses, [N.Y. : Published and printed by H. Schile, c1874] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4b/4b2cc3c0cd63-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Moses, preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Among the many religious prints of its era, this hand-colored lithograph is distinguished by its direct focus on Moses as a biblical leader, with the Ten Commandments named in its subject headings. Published in New York around 1874 by H. Schile, who also secured a copyright for the design, it belongs to a wave of popular chromolithographs that brought scripture into American parlors. Such images were typically sold to Protestant and Jewish households alike, and they reflect how strongly the story of the lawgiver and the tablets resonated with nineteenth-century viewers. The hand coloring, added to the printed sheet, gave each copy a slightly different look.
| Created / published | [N.Y. : Published and printed by H. Schile, c1874] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1870-1880.Lithographs Hand-colored 1870-1880. |
| Notes | E9447 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Schile. |
| Subjects | Moses--(Biblical leader) Ten commandments in art--1870-1880. Jews--Spiritual life. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,776 × 4,658 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220838 |
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