The prodigal son in misery [graphic].

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Title: The prodigal son in misery [graphic].
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 April 1797]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 12th April, 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "The young man, ragged and melancholy, sits outside a pigsty holding some of the pea-pods from a heap at which two pigs are guzzling. Behind is a large tree and (right) a distant village church."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
One line of text below title: He would fain have filled his belly with the husks ...
Numbered 'Plate 3' in lower right of plate.
Temporary local subject terms: Pigs -- Bible: quotation from Luke, 15.V.16.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. vii.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 15.5 x 11.8 cm, on sheet 20 x 15 cm
Language: English

Genre: Genre prints
Mezzotints England London 1797
Material: mezzotint ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Prodigal son (Parable) in art
Swine
Troughs
Depression (Mental state)
Subjects: Prodigal son (Parable) in art
Swine
Troughs
Depression (Mental state)
England > London > 1797

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