Moses is placed in a rush basket in the Nile Moses is thrown into the water (title on object); Moses is supervised by his parents Amram and Jochebed and his brother Aaron in a rush basket in the Nile. In the background a view of Egypt with its inhabitants; Jochebed makes an ark (or basket) or bulrushes daubed with pitch and puts Moses in it; Simon Fokke (mentioned on object); Amsterdam; 1722 - 1784; paper; etching; h 171 mm x w 133 mm