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English School, circa 1740
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English School, circa 1740

Moses holding the tablet with the Ten Commandments

Details
English School, circa 1740
Moses holding the tablet with the Ten Commandments
oil on canvas laid down on board, within a feigned gilded niche, unframed
104 x 44½in. (265 x 113cm.)
Provenance
The Chapel, St. Mary, Noseley, Leicestershire.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A Moses of similar size was painted on a cut-out board in the early 18th century for St. Swithin, London Stone, and is now in the Victoria & Albert Museum (C. Graham, Dummy Boards and Chimney Boards, London, 1988, p.10).

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