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1. The parable of the prodigal son St. Luke, Chap. XV. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 1 Aug. 1776.
- Call Number:
- 776.08.01.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Six scenes from the parable: 'The Prodigal Son Receives his Patrimony'; 'The Prodigal Son Taking Leave'; 'The Prodigal Son in Excess'; 'The Prodigal Son in Misery'; 'The Prodigal Son Returns Reclaim'd'; 'The Prodigal Son Feasted on his Return'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text engraved above images., Six images in two rows on one plate, each with caption., Plate numbered(?) in lower right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Bible: parables, Prodigal son, St. Luke, XV -- Clergymen -- Domestic service -- Food: meat -- Farms -- Feeding pigs -- Clarinet -- viola -- Violin -- Furniture -- Table settings -- Chippendale mirror -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Architectural details -- Carpets -- Wall paneling -- Bags of money -- Patrimony -- Valises -- Money chests -- Female costume, 1776 -- Male costume, 1776., and Watermark: Strasburg bend on the right side of sheet, countermark I V on the left.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Prodigal son (Parable), Parables, Clergy, Servants, Musical instruments, Prostitutes, and Poor persons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The parable of the prodigal son St. Luke, Chap. XV. [graphic]
2. [Drawings for The prodigal son] [art original].
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1780s]
- Call Number:
- 75 D569 780
- Image Count:
- 12
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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
- Alternative Title:
- Prodigal son
- 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Prodigal son (Parable), Sin, and Parables
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Drawings for The prodigal son] [art original].
