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The prodigal son kneeling and surrounded by animals

Printmaker Jean-Baptiste Michel French
After Salvator Rosa Italian
Publisher John Boydell British
1775
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Object Information
  • Title: The prodigal son kneeling and surrounded by animals
  • Printmaker: Jean-Baptiste Michel (French, Paris 1748–1804 Paris)
  • Artist: After Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615–1673 Rome)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Date: 1775
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 6 15/16 in. (24.5 × 17.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.353
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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