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Prodigal son (Parable)

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  • A private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.
  • A son has returned to his family and is now being given his share of his father's fortune. Coloured engraving.
  • The prodigal son returns home by boat to a large party. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after C.J. Vernet and J.C. Tardieu.
  • The prodigal son embraces his father. Etching by F. Severati after J.F. Overbeck, 1851.
  • A father and mother greet their returning son with a crowd of people gathered outside the open door. Engraving by J. Heath after Gravelot.
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    A father and mother greet their returning son with a crowd of people gathered outside the open door. Engraving by J. Heath after Gravelot.

    Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773. | Date: [1780?] | Reference: 27362i
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    A private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.

    Leclerc, Jean, approximately 1586-1633. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 33804i
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    King George III steps forward to embrace the dishevelled Prince of Wales who throws himself into his father's arms, while the Queen stands behind in a doorway with outstretched arms. Etching by J. Gillray.

    Gillray, James, 1756-1815. | Date: [1830] | Reference: 585526i
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    The return of the prodigal son. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Massari.

    Massari, Lucio, 1569-1633. | Reference: 11777i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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    The prodigal son embraces his father. Etching by F. Severati after J.F. Overbeck, 1851.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Date: 1851 | Reference: 23565i
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