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Ink and wash drawing: Potiphar's wife grabs a cloak as a young man turns away, watched by a bearded man and attendants.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Potiphar's wife in a flowing white gown grasps a cloak raised in her hand while a bare-chested young man in a loose wrap turns away, and a bearded man in a long robe looks on. Pale ink-and-wash figures stand before a doorway framed by distant pyramids, with attendants at the edges.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1803
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3650 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1803; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Stories of the Old TestamentWilliam Blake19th century1800s1803watercolorbiblical sceneneoclassicalcloakink and washgenesispyramidspotipharwilliam blakejoseph

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