An Islamic Prophet Appearing in the Courtyard of a Prison in Alexandria

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Artist: Jan Goeree (Dutch, Middelburg 1670–1731 Amsterdam)
Date: ca. 1706
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in red chalk, incised for transfer; double framing lines in pen and brown ink, probably by the artist
Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (13.5 x 17.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008
Accession no.: 2008.228

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.