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The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son
(1863)
illustration for The Parables of our Lord in Good Words, published by Strahan & Co., London and Edinburgh, 1863

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
13.9 × 10.9 cm (image) 14.2 × 11.1 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DALZIEL
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: JEM (monogram)
Accession Number
1280.31-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Percival Serle, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
embracing fathers forgiveness parables religious characters sons (people) Story of the Prodigal Son (parable, Christian iconography)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian