Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (clothed study)

William Page's ink study depicts the biblical moment when Moses holds aloft the staff of God during Israel's battle with Amalek, supported by Aaron and Hur on either side. The composition captures the collaborative effort required to sustain divine power—a narrative of human interdependence rendered through careful figure study. Page, a Hudson River School painter, employed classical draftsmanship to explore Old Testament subjects, treating religious narrative with the formal rigor of history painting. This clothed study demonstrates the artist's methodical approach to composition before final execution, balancing anatomical precision with dramatic gesture and spatial arrangement.