The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son
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- Description
- Line engraving from original painting by Salvator Rosa once in the Gallery at Houghton, now in State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1.This is the smaller of two engravings after Rosa's painting included in the Houghton Gallery set; it was delineated by Richard Earlom and engraved by J. B. Michel.
- Claiming that this print in volume one was “too small for such a capital picture,” the publisher introduced another larger version for volume two, also delineated by Earlom but engraved by Simon Ravenet. It had first appeared in Boydell’s series, A Collection of Prints Engraved after the Most Capital Paintings in England, begun in 1769.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- line engraving
- Object Type
- Engraving
- date made
- 1775
- publisher
- Boydell, John
- delineator
- Earlom, Richard
- engraver
- Michel, Jean Baptiste
- original artist
- Rosa, Salvator
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28.3 cm x 22 cm; 11 5/32 in x 8 21/32 in
- plate: 25.7 cm x 19.3 cm; 10 1/8 in x 7 19/32 in
- ID Number
- 1978.0534.02.39
- accession number
- 1978.0534
- catalog number
- 1978.0534.02.39
- Credit Line
- Marsh Collection
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- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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