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Stipple engraving of a half-dressed woman reclining on a bed as a startled young man in a tunic pulls away at right beneath heavy curtains.

Potiphar's wife tumbles on her bed with a terrified Joseph. Stipple engraving by W. Nutter after R. Cosway, 1802.

A stipple engraving after Richard Cosway shows a semi-clad woman reclining on a draped bed while a startled young man in a tunic stands at right, pulling away and gesturing outward. Heavy curtains frame the scene, and the fine dotted lines of the print give soft tonal modeling to the figures and fabric.

Artist
Cosway, Richard, 1742-1821.
Date
2 May 1802
Medium
Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2850 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1802.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: José y la esposa de Potifar, grabado de punto después de Richard Cosway, 1802

Un grabado de punto basado en Richard Cosway muestra a una mujer semidesnuda recostada sobre una cama con colgaduras, mientras un joven con túnica, sobresaltado, se aparta a la derecha con el brazo extendido. Pesadas cortinas enmarcan la escena, y las finas líneas punteadas de la estampa modelan suavemente las figuras y las telas.

Português: José e a mulher de Potifar, gravura pontilhada após Richard Cosway, 1802

Uma gravura pontilhada baseada em Richard Cosway mostra uma mulher seminua reclinada sobre uma cama drapeada, enquanto um jovem de túnica, assustado, recua à direita com o braço estendido. Cortinas pesadas emolduram a cena, e as linhas finas e pontilhadas da estampa modelam suavemente as figuras e os tecidos.

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