Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, after Rembrandt

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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