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Engraving of a woman bending over a basket of an infant among reeds by a Nile riverbank, with pyramids in the distance and a man on steps.

The Hiding of Moses

A line engraving shows the Nile banks at dusk, with two pyramids on the far left and reeds in the foreground. A basket holding an infant floats among the reeds while a seated woman bends over it, and a robed man stands on stone steps above.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1824
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2612 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1824; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: El ocultamiento de Moisés, grabado de Blake de 1824

Un grabado al buril muestra las orillas del Nilo al anochecer, con dos pirámides en el extremo izquierdo y juncos en primer plano. Una cesta con un bebé flota entre los juncos mientras una mujer sentada se inclina sobre ella, y un hombre con túnica está de pie en unos escalones de piedra.

Português: O ocultamento de Moisés, gravura de Blake de 1824

Uma gravura em linha mostra as margens do Nilo ao entardecer, com duas pirâmides à esquerda e juncos em primeiro plano. Um cesto com um bebê flutua entre os juncos enquanto uma mulher sentada se inclina sobre ele, e um homem de manto está de pé em degraus de pedra.

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