The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Amos Doolittle (American, 1754–1832). The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father, December 1, 1814. Etching, hand colored on wove paper, Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 15/16 in. (36.8 x 27.8 cm) Image: 12 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (32.4 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 43.233.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father
Date
December 1, 1814
Medium
Etching, hand colored on wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 15/16 in. (36.8 x 27.8 cm) Image: 12 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (32.4 x 24.6 cm)
Signatures
Signed, lower right: "A.Doolittle s.c.".
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower center: "The PRODIGAL SON RETURNED TO HIS FATHER / Father I have sinned agains Heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be your son / 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
43.233.4
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