The Return of the Prodigal Son
1636
Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 15.6 x 13.7 cm (6 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
sheet: 15.9 x 14 cm (6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1991.63.2
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Catalogue Raisonné
White/Boon 1969, no. 91, State only
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Richard Gutekunst (Lugt 2213a)
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 23.
1995
Imitation and Invention: Old Master Prints and Their Sources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.
1997
Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 1.
2006
Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Bibliography
1923
Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.
1969
White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.66.
1993
The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 159, i/iii.
1994
A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 23.
Inscriptions
lower center: Rembrandt f 1636
Wikidata ID
Q74888501