The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Amos Doolittle (American, 1754–1832). The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony, October 24, 1814. Hand-colored etching on wove paper, Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 13/16 in. (37.5 x 27.4 cm) Image: 12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.2 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 43.233.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
The Prodigal Son Receiving his Patrimony
Date
October 24, 1814
Medium
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 13/16 in. (37.5 x 27.4 cm) Image: 12 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.2 x 24.8 cm)
Signatures
Signed, lower right: "A. Doolittle. s.c.".
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower center: "The PRODIGAL SON recieving his PATRIMONY / he gathered all together and took his Journey into a far country / Published & Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire Con October 24, 1814."; lower right: "St. Luke 15 Chap. 13 v".
Credit Line
Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Accession Number
43.233.1
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