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Jacob shown the Bloodstained Coat of Joseph: PD.40-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Jacob shown the Bloodstained Coat of Joseph

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Attributed to)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: ?Samuel Woodburn; Baron Grahame, sold Sotheby's, 15 March 1878, ? part of lot 137, as from the Woodburn collection; bt. Whitehead (£7.17s.6d); Sir E.J. Poynter (Lugt 874), his sale, Sotheby's, 25 April 1918, lot 278, repr. in catalogue (as from the B. Grahame collection and as an illustration from Job or Tobit); bt. Agnew for C.B.O. Clarke; L.C.G. Clarke

Measurements and weight

Height: 164 mm
Width: 221 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1650s
Circa 1653 - 1657

Note

Schatborn assigns this to Rembrandt's school

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Bodycolour
Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, brown ink and brown wash, corrections in bodycolour, on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: RvR / No 7 / lot 278
  • Location: Inner mount
  • Text: 3
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 8
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Wo / 1886 / 1 / 3 / 27
  • Location: On back of frame
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: No. 4
  • Location: Back of frame
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 162-884
  • Location: Back of frame
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1961
Primary reference Number: 5030
Lugt: 874

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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