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Joseph is Sold by his Brethren

Maker

(artist)
1794-1872

(wood engraver)
1828-1887

Title

Joseph is Sold by his Brethren

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 26.4 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5867.21

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : pencil : upper right margin & recto : : 23 //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower right within image : : STEINBRECHER.sc. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : JOSEPH IS SOLD BY HIS BRETHREN. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin centre & recto : : Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for / twenty pieces of silver [colon] and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Gen. XXXVIII. 28. //

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