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Painting of women in tall grass gathered around an infant in a basket; a standing woman in a pale gown watches while children stand at left.

Pharaoh's Daughter Receives the Mother of Moses

Watercolor and gouache showing women in tall reeds gathered around a small infant lying in a shallow basket on the grass. A standing woman in a pale gown and beaded necklace looks on as kneeling attendants and two partly undressed children at left lean in.

Artist
James Tissot
Date
1896
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3000 × 2409 px
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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1896; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Mujeres reunidas en torno a un bebé entre juncos altos

Acuarela y gouache que muestra mujeres entre juncos altos reunidas alrededor de un pequeño bebé acostado en una canasta poco profunda sobre la hierba. Una mujer de pie, con vestido pálido y collar de cuentas, observa mientras las acompañantes arrodilladas y dos niños parcialmente desnudos a la izquierda se inclinan.

Português: Mulheres reunidas em torno de um bebê entre juncos altos

Aquarela e guache mostrando mulheres entre juncos altos reunidas ao redor de um pequeno bebê deitado em um cesto raso sobre a grama. Uma mulher em pé, com vestido claro e colar de contas, observa enquanto acompanhantes ajoelhadas e duas crianças parcialmente despidas à esquerda se inclinam.

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