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- Hand-Colored Engraving, "Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony," 1800 - This is the first scene in the New Testament parable of the Prodigal Son updated to 1800. Here, the younger son asks for his share of his father's fortune and is in the process of receiving it, in the father's comfortably furnished study. The father is counting out his legacy, earned as a merchant. We see his large desk and bookcase at the left, complete with a quill and inkwell.
- October 14, 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Hand-Colored Engraving, "Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony," 1800
This is the first scene in the New Testament parable of the Prodigal Son updated to 1800. Here, the younger son asks for his share of his father's fortune and is in the process of receiving it, in the father's comfortably furnished study. The father is counting out his legacy, earned as a merchant. We see his large desk and bookcase at the left, complete with a quill and inkwell.