Moses Ordaining Aaron and His Sons to the Priesthood, (painting).

Moses Ordaining Aaron and His Sons to the Priesthood, (painting).

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, painter.

Moses Ordaining Aaron and His Sons to the Priesthood, (painting).

Moses Consecrating Aaron and His Sons to the Priesthood, (painting).

Digital Reference:

37 1/4 x 28 7/8 in.

(Lower left:) West 1795 signed

Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses

Religion -- Old Testament -- Aaron

Bob Jones University, Art Gallery and Museum, Greenville, South Carolina 29614 Accession Number: P.74.554

Formerly in the collection of Neeld Collection, Grittleton House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Purchased Christie's, 1963.

Sketch for larger-scale version exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1795.

Bob Jones University, 1988.

Dillenberger, John, "Benjamin West: The Context of His Life's Work," San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 1977.

Pressly, Nancy L., "Revealed Religion: Benjamin West's commissions for Windsor Castle and Fonthill Abbey," San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Museum of Art, 1983, cat. no. 19.

Dillenberger, John, "Benjamin West: The Context of His Life's Work," San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 1977, fig. 44, pg. 67.

Pressly, Nancy L., "Revealed Religion: Benjamin West's commmissions for Windsor Castle and Fonthill Abbey," San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Museum of Art, 1983, fig. 21, pg. 45.

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