[Drawings for The prodigal son] [art original].
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17480162
Description
- Title
- [Drawings for The prodigal son] [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Prodigal son
- Creator
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist
- Published / Created
- [1780s]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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A series of six drawings illustrating the story of The prodigal son. The six scenes include: The prodigal son receives his patrimony; the prodigal son takes leave of his father; the prodigal son drinking and reveling in the company of harlots; the prodigal son destitute, seated in the countryside watching pigs eat at a trough; the prodigal son returns to his father's home and is embraced, at harvest time; the prodigal son at a feasting at the family table, in celebration of his return. Musicians play their instruments in the gallery above
- Description
-
Title devised by cataloger.
Attributed to Robert Dighton.
Oval images (11.0 x 15.3 cm) drawn on rectangular sheets laid paper (12.5 x 16.5 cm), one with a partial watermark, tipped-in to 19th century album leaves; bound in later (probably 20th century) antique-style half morocco over marbled boards, with red morocco title 'Prodigal Son' to spine.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 9 October 2020, lot 363. Purchased by The Lewis Walpole Library through Jarndyce, October 2020.
- Extent
- 6 drawings in 1 album : oval image on sheets 12.5 x 17 cm and smaller mount to sheets 19 x 23 and bound to 19 x 24 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 75 D569 780
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Ink drawings
Wash drawings - Material
- pen, ink and wash ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Prodigal son (Parable)
Sin
Parables - Subjects
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Prodigal son (Parable)
Sin
Parables
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Robert Dighton. Drawings for The Prodigal Son. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 15587055
- Object ID (OID)
- 17480162