The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)
The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)

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The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs, 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 k

Information

Title
The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs, from the series L'Enfant Prodigue (The Prodigal Son)
Dates

1635

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israël Henriet
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 6.1 x 8.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 7.2 x 9.3 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-315 k
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Inscription
Captioned in plate, lower margin: Celuy qui d'edaignoit les plus friands morceaux / Se va nourrir de glands destinez aux porceaux: Signed in plate, lower margin: Cum priuilege Reg. Israel excu.
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1409; Meaume 58
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), farms, men, bible stories, pigs, sons

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs

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