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Geneviève de Brabant, abandoned with her child in the wilderness, is later rediscovered by her husband while he is hunting. Engraving by Augustin Legrand, 1795, after J.F. Schall.
Schall, Jean-Frédéric, 1752-1825.Date: [1790]Reference: 2913400i- Pictures
The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after W. Hogarth, c. 1746.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: February 5. 1752Reference: 2474139i
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Saint Vincent de Paul: he rescues a baby abandoned in the snow. Line engraving by P. Baquoy after N. A. Monsiaux.
Monsiaux, Nicolas André, 1754-1837.Date: 1829Reference: 9429i- Pictures
The finding of the infant Moses in the Nile river. Etching after P. da Cortona.
Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.Date: 1787Reference: 23282i- Pictures
The infants Romulus and Remus are found by the shepherd Faustulus in the Tiber and are brought to his house for fostering. Line engraving by R. Strange after Pietro da Cortona.
Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.Date: [between 1750 and 1759?]Reference: 2855940i