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Two oval engravings of biblical scenes: men receiving grain at a building on the left, and a man in a cape before a seated turbaned ruler on the right.

Scenes from the Life of Joseph: Brothers Buying Grain and Joseph before Pharaoh

Two oval engravings sit side by side, each with a Dutch caption and a Genesis verse reference. The left scene shows bearded men in period dress at a doorway as a figure fills a basin with grain while a tall plumed figure looks on. The right scene shows a standing man in a short cape before a turbaned, seated ruler under an arch, with attendants watching from behind a balustrade.

Artist
Hans Janssen
Date
1615-1651
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3316 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1651.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Ancient Egypt17th centuryengravingetchingbiblical scenedutch printmakinggenesisoval printpharaohgrainjoseph

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