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Joseph Making Himself Known to his Brethren, by Blake

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An image of Joseph Making Himself Known to his Brethren. The Story of Joseph. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Indian ink and watercolour over graphite on paper, height 405mm, width 561mm, circa 1784-1785.

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Joseph Making Himself Known to his Brethren. The Story of Joseph. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Indian ink and watercolour over graphite on paper, height 405mm, width 561mm, circa 1784-1785.

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  • Accession Number: 456c
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 741 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 132.20kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:08:25 16:22:23

Key words

19th Century astonishment bible biblical Blake Book of Job British School brothers drawing family figures Fitz_PDP groups Joseph (Old Testament) Old Testament religion religious revelations Romanticism siblings sisters sons watercolour William Blake Artist/Maker

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