The Prodigal Son (Second Plate)

Alphonse Legrosca. 1870-1890

Details

Title: The Prodigal Son (Second Plate)
Creator: Alphonse Legros
Date Created: ca. 1870-1890
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in pencil, lower right: “A. Legros”
Print State: Only state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of Associated American Artists, 1988
Materials & Techniques: Drypoint on laid paper. Watermark: Shield with diagonal stripe
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, parables, Prodigal Son, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: 15
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 226 mm x 150 mm (8.9 in. x 5.91 in.).
Bibliography: Bliss 293; “Print Collectors Quarterly” 2 (1912), reproduced p. 446
Associated People: Created by Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Accession Number: 1988.19.1

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