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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, after Rembrandt

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An image of Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, pen and ink,  black carbon ink on laid paper, height (plate) 88 mm, width (plate) 112 mm; height (sheet) 88 mm, width (sheet) 112 mm, after 1634, before 1667. Copy in reverse.

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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, pen and ink, black carbon ink on laid paper, height (plate) 88 mm, width (plate) 112 mm; height (sheet) 88 mm, width (sheet) 112 mm, after 1634, before 1667. Copy in reverse.

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  • Accession Number: ad.12.39-168
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 806 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 368.45kB
  • Exposure time: 1/18
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:08:07 11:27:58

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17th Century 458392 Date Department Dutch Fitz_PDP Joseph (Old Testament) Medium Nationalities Object Type Old Testament Other Keywords People Potifar Potiphar Rembrandt Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd bed bedroom biblical costume engraving erotic etching female female nude four poster bed male nude nudity print rejected rejection seduce seduction seductress temptation temptress Artist/Maker

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