The child Moses given up by his mother (who has been acting as wet nurse) to the daughter of Pharaoh. To right, the mother/nurse is being paid by a steward. To left, two female attendants, one black and one white, the former evidently revealing the child's identity to her colleague.
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
Fourth state. Wharton's lines are omitted and the caption reads "And the child grew & she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, & he became her son. And she named him Moses."
