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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.178
People
Joseph Christ, German (1732 - 1788)
Title
Joseph before Pharaoh (?)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Antique Figures Around a Bed
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312501

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, gray wash, and white heightening on paper
Dimensions
13.2 x 8.2 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on mount, red chalk: Joseph Christ 1732 - May 1777; graphite: Drawn by Professor Christ/ From Professor Lindner's Cabinet at Leipsic no 449 in cat.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lindner collection, Leipsig; John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1898
Object Number
1898.178
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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