Joseph Threatened by his Brothers

attributed to Willem Drost, c. 1650 - c. 1655

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1930-4
  • Dimensionsheight 169 mm x width 175 mm
  • Physical characteristicsreed pen and brown ink, some areas deliberately rubbed with a finger or brush, with some pen and black ink (on the headgear of the man at right), over traces of black chalk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Joseph Threatened by his Brothers

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1930-4

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    Benesch C99

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): attributed to Willem Drost, Amsterdam
    • draftsman (artist): Carel Fabritius [rejected attribution]
    • draftsman (artist): Rembrandt van Rijn [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1650 - c. 1655

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    reed pen and brown ink, some areas deliberately rubbed with a finger or brush, with some pen and black ink (on the headgear of the man at right), over traces of black chalk

  • Dimensions

    height 169 mm x width 175 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Dr C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1930

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, Albert Langen (1869-1909, Munich), Munich (A. Rieger and H. Helbing), 5 June 1899, no. 149, as Rembrandt, to Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB; note RMA.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1930

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