Joseph Making Himself Known to his Brethren, by Blake

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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

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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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