Joseph's Brothers Show His Bloodied Coat to Their Father
Joseph's Brothers Show His Bloodied Coat to Their Father

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Joseph's Brothers Show His Bloodied Coat to Their Father,

ca. 1778

John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770; born Antwerp, Belgium; died London, UK; active England
2018-231

Information

Title
Joseph's Brothers Show His Bloodied Coat to Their Father
Dates

ca. 1778

Maker
John Michael Rysbrack
Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white
Dimensions
28 × 40 cm (11 × 15 3/4 in.) mount: 42 × 53.8 cm (16 9/16 × 21 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
Object Number
2018-231
Place Made

Europe, England, London

Culture
British, Flemish
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, ink, wash
Subject
bible stories, sons, fathers, men, staffs (walking sticks), figures (representations), coats

Sale, Christies’s, London, June 6, 1999, lot 109.

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