The Prodigal Son
Object Details
- publisher
- Boydell, John
- delineator
- Earlom, Richard
- engraver
- Michel, Jean Baptiste
- original artist
- Rosa, Salvator
- Description
- Line engraving from original painting by Salvator Rosa once in the Gallery at Houghton, now in State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1.This is the smaller of two engravings after Rosa's painting included in the Houghton Gallery set; it was delineated by Richard Earlom and engraved by J. B. Michel.
- Claiming that this print in volume one was “too small for such a capital picture,” the publisher introduced another larger version for volume two, also delineated by Earlom but engraved by Simon Ravenet. It had first appeared in Boydell’s series, A Collection of Prints Engraved after the Most Capital Paintings in England, begun in 1769.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Marsh Collection
- 1775
- ID Number
- 1978.0534.02.39
- accession number
- 1978.0534
- catalog number
- 1978.0534.02.39
- Object Name
- line engraving
- Object Type
- Engraving
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28.3 cm x 22 cm; 11 5/32 in x 8 21/32 in
- plate: 25.7 cm x 19.3 cm; 10 1/8 in x 7 19/32 in
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Marsh Collection
- Religion
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1452663
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-f36b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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