Le départ de l'enfant prodigue (1ère planche, en hauteur) (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) (first plate, vertical)
probably 1912/1913
Artist, French, 1852 - 1931
Jean-Louis Forain

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 22.8 × 20.5 cm (9 × 8 1/16 in.)
sheet: 43.3 × 33.7 cm (17 1/16 × 13 1/4 in.) -
Accession Number
1943.3.3816
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Catalogue Raisonné
Faxon 1982, no. 154, State iii-iv/v
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1982
Faxon, Alicia Craig. Jean-Louis Forain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982.
Inscriptions
"forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "(EE2080)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Depart de l'Enfant Prodigue" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64959408