Joseph Recounting His Dreams

Rembrandtearly 1640s

Details

Title: Joseph Recounting His Dreams
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn
Date Created: early 1640s
Physical Dimensions: overall: 17.3 x 22.4 cm (6 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Provenance: Mlle M. Hoofman (sale, Haarlem, Engesmet, 9 June 1846, no. A.33: _Eene Historiëele Ordonnantie met 14 beelden, met de pen en O.I. inkt_ [a historical composition with 14 figures, in pen and Indian ink]); Gérard Leembruggen Jz. (his sale, Amsterdam, Roos, Engelberts, Lamma and Roos, 5 March 1866, no. 470); to Jan Six (sale, Amsterdam, Muller, 16 October 1928, lot 62); Lady Violet Melchett; Matthiesen Gallery; purchased by Paul Havatny, 1947 (his sale, London, Christie's, 24 June 1980, lot 74); Henry Hudson; purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 24 May 1984; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1991.
Medium: reed pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, on laid paper

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