The Mother of Moses Leaving Her Child in the Bulrushes
An engraved print shows a woman in a white robe bending in grief beside a reed basket where a naked infant sleeps among tall rushes by a riverbank. A second, older woman stands in shadow behind a tree at left, and a text panel below cites Exodus, chapter 2, verse 3.
- Artist
- Nicolas Poussin
- Date
- 1 January 1821
- Medium
- Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2484 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
