DrawingsGerman18th century

Joseph before Pharaoh (?)

18th century

Artists

Joseph ChristArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, and white heightening on paper

Culture

German

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.2 x 8.2 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

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

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