Joseph interpreting Pharoah's Dreams (after Raphael)
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1649
Materials
Etching on paper
Measurements
280 x 350 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286592.8
Summary
Etching on laid paper, Joseph interpreting Pharoah's Dreams (after Raphael) by Nicholas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/55), 1649. One of a series of 28 from the publication: Sacrae Historiae Acta a Raphael Urbin in Vaticanis xystis ad picturae miraculum expressa (Raphael's Bible) from the series of frescos painted by Raphael in the Logge, Vatican. Number 28 illustrating a verse from Genesis XLI showing Joseph interpreting the Pharoah's Dreams. Inscribed: Joseph interpetratur Pharaonis somnium. Published by Pierre Mariette II (1634 - 1716).
Marks and inscriptions
printed on lower margin 'R.V.I' to left (under image)
Makers and roles
Nicolas Chaperon (Châteaudun 1612 - Lyon 1654/56), engraver (printmaker) Pierre Mariette II (Paris 1634 - Paris 1716), engraver and publisher
References
Laveyssière, Jacquot and Kazerouni 1999 Nicolas Chaperon, 1999, pp.159-171