1981.126: Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dreams
DrawingsA monochromatic drawing portrays Joseph standing before six richly dressed men. Joseph wears a plain, long robe and slouchy boots with his hat hanging from his neck. Pharoah sits on a throne directly in front of Joseph in a decorative robe, cape, turban and crown with a staff in his right hand. The five men standing around Pharaoh wear similar garments including feathered turbans and highly-embellished robes. A man to the right of Pharaoh holds a large umbrella with a fringed edge above Pharaoh’s head. The chamber surrounding the men includes ornate columns with tapestries hanging from the ceiling.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1981.126
- People
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School of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
- Title
- Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dreams
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 17th century
- Culture
- Dutch
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/294914
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Brown and black ink, gray wash, and black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
- Dimensions
- 20 × 30.7 cm (7 7/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: Jacob Dewet / #7
- watermark: foolscap with five points and 4 and three balls below [closest to Churchill 341 (1644), compare also Heawood 1923 (Dutch, 1645)]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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[Benjamin A. Rifkin, Binghamton, NY], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1981.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund and Alfred Bader Fund
- Accession Year
- 1981
- Object Number
- 1981.126
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
Subjects and Contexts
- Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings
Verification Level
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