The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony
1814
Artist, American, 1754 - 1832
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
hand-colored engraving on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 30.48 × 24.45 cm (12 × 9 5/8 in.)
sheet: 36.2 × 28.26 cm (14 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.591
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Kennedy & Co., New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1981
Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981
Inscriptions
lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: a76506
text at bottom in plate:
A. Doolittle Sc. / The PRODIGAL SON receiving his PATRIMONY / He gathered all together and took his Journey into a far Country / Published by Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire Con October 24th 1814 / St. Luke 15 Chap 13 V.
Markings
(partial Missouri map on verso)
Wikidata ID
Q77013279