Dividing the Estate, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)
Dividing the Estate, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)

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Dividing the Estate, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son),

1635

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Israël Henriet, French, ca. 1590–1661
x1934-315 b

Information

Title
Dividing the Estate, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)
Dates

1635

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israël Henriet
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 6.9 × 8.4 cm (2 11/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-315 b
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Inscription
Signed in margin, loewr center: Cum priuilege Reg. Israel excudit
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1405; Meaume 54
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, sons, fathers, figures (representations), men, tables (support furniture)

Dividing the Estate

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