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A young man holds out a garment towards an older man who looks upward.  Another young man stand…
Copy after Guercino’s Reuben Showing His Father, Jacob, the Bloody Garment of His Younger Brother, Joseph
A young man holds out a garment towards an older man who looks upward. Another young man stands in the background looking on.

Copy after Guercino’s Reuben Showing His Father, Jacob, the Bloody Garment of His Younger Brother, Joseph

Dateafter 1655
CultureItalian
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
ProvenanceAcquired in Italy in 1758 by Richard Dalton (ca. 1715–1791) for Richard Grosvenor (1731–1802), 1st Earl Grosvenor, Eaton Hall, Cheshire; by inheritance to Robert Grosvenor (1767–1845), 1st Marquess of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, or Grosvenor House, London; by inheritance to Richard Grosvenor (1795–1869), 2nd Marquess of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, or Grosvenor House, London; by inheritance to Hugh Lupus Grosvenor (1825–1899), 1st Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, or Grosvenor House, London; by inheritance to Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor (1879–1953), 2nd Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, or Grosvenor House, London; (sold Westminster sale, Christie’s, London, 4 July 1924, lot 15, for L27–6s [Reuben], and lot 14, for L18–18s [Judith], to Arthur U. Newton; New York); John Ringling (1866–1936), Sarasota, Florida; bequest in 1936 to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN123
On View
Not on view
Dimensions64 1/2 x 79 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (163.8 x 202.6 x 16.5 cm)
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