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Horace Vernet
Paris 1789 – 1863 Paris
Joseph’s Coat
size: 360 x 260 mm, 14 ¼ x 10 1/8 in.
technique: graphite
provenance: In the estate of Horace Vernet until the sale in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Etude Couturier Nicolay, Tableaux et dessins anciens et modernes provenant de la descendance d’Horace Vernet et Paul Delaroche, 27 April 1994, lot 139
Description
The story of Joseph’s Coat is from the Old Testament (Genesis 27:26-33). Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, had been sold by his brothers to Midianite merchants. They smeared his coat with the blood of a kid and returned it to their father as evidence of Joseph’s death. In the drawing, Judah stands in the center holding Joseph’s coat drenched in blood. Vernet believed that Arab customs and dress had little changed since ancient times and the arrangement of the figures is probably based on scenes that Vernet observed during his many travels in North Africa and the Middle East.
Additional information
| size: | 360 x 260 mm, 14 ¼ x 10 <sup> 1/8</sup> in. |
|---|---|
| technique: | graphite |
| provenance: | In the estate of Horace Vernet until the sale in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Etude Couturier Nicolay, Tableaux et dessins anciens et modernes provenant de la descendance d’Horace Vernet et Paul Delaroche, 27 April 1994, lot 139 |
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