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Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
AFTER HIPPOLYTE PAUL DELAROCHE (1797-1856)
'La mère de Moïse'
1857-58Albumen print? | RCIN 2160812
Photograph of an unidentified work by Delaroche. The image depicts Moses' mother lying in fetal position, facing to the left. She is holding on to Moses who is placed in a basket on the Nile's river bank. The winding river is visible in the background to the left.
Creator(s)
After Hippolyte Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) (artist)
Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Africa
- Rivers of Africa
- River Nile
- Rivers of Africa
- Africa
- Geography
- Physiography
- Rivers
- Physiography
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
