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L'Enfant Prodigue Dissipe son Bien (The Prodigal Son Wastes his Inheritance), from "L'Enfant Prodigue" (The Prodigal Son)

Publisher Israël Henriet French
1635
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: L'Enfant Prodigue Dissipe son Bien (The Prodigal Son Wastes his Inheritance), from "L'Enfant Prodigue" (The Prodigal Son)
  • Series/Portfolio: L'Enfant Prodigue
  • Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
  • Publisher: Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590–1661 Paris)
  • Date: 1635
  • Medium: Etching; second state of three (Lieure)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6.1 x 8.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.17-311
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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