Moses Views the Promised Land, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
Medium
Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/16 × 5 3/8 in. (23 × 13.7 cm) India sheet: 10 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (27.4 × 18 cm) Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.99.1(44)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In this evocative wood engraving from *Dalziels' Gallery*, Frederic, Lord Leighton captures the poignant biblical moment when Moses gazes upon the Promised Land from Mountbo, just before his death (Deuteronomy 34). Created around 1862–81, Leighton's design reflects his mastery of classical and neoclassical styles, blending dramatic composition with emotional depth. The sweeping vista of fertile valleys and distant mountains symbolizes divine promise and human longing, a theme resonant in Victorian Britain amid religious revival and imperial expansion. The print's medium—wood engraving on deli...
About the Artist
Camden Press|Scribner and Welford|Dalziel Brothers|Frederic, Lord Leighton (British|American|British) · 1857 |1800 |1839 –1893 |1899 |1893
British, London|New York, NY|British, active 1839–93