Jacob Gives Joseph a Coat of Many Colors

Daniel Seiter Austrian

17th–early 18th century

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Title: Jacob Gives Joseph a Coat of Many Colors
Artist: Daniel Seiter (Austrian, Vienna 1647–1705 Turin)
Date: 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 5 9/16 x 6 5/8 in. (14.2 x 16.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Mary Oenslager Fund, 2007
Object Number: 2007.449
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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