Sebastien Bourdon (1616-1671),

was a French painter and engraver. His chef d'œuvre is The Crucifixion of St. Peter made for the cathedral of Notre Dame. Bourdon was born in Montpellier, France, the son of a Protestant painter on glass. Bourdon spent most of his working career outside France, where, though he was a founding member of the Académie royale. His success required the establishment of an extensive atelier, where his pupils included Nicolas-Pierre Loir and Pierre Mosnier. He died in Paris in 1671. The displayed painting is a crop from: The Finding of Moses, c. (1655-1660)