[Ten Commandments] – Antique Wall Art
![[Ten Commandments], c1844 Sept. 17. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e2/e294dcc0879e-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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This rare historic print captures [Ten Commandments] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Ten Commandments]
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The tablets of the Ten Commandments, which Exodus says Moses received on Mount Sinai, were a favorite subject for American printmakers in the 1840s, and this print is dated around September 1844. Printed versions of the Decalogue hung in many nineteenth-century homes and churches, serving as both devotional aids and decoration. The library's shelflist card names an associated person, L. Nagel, and records a copyright deposit in the Southern District of New York, which was a way of registering rights to a work with the federal court. The record notes that these details are unverified, so the card is the best guide to the print's origins.
| Created / published | c1844 Sept. 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Nagel, L. Copyright deposit, Southern District of N.Y. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,188 × 6,366 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Ten Commandments |
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