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The prodigal son squandering his fortune in a brothel: 30.I.5-317

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The prodigal son squandering his fortune in a brothel
L'istoire de l'enfant prodigue

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bosse, Abraham

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1636

Note

Plate 2. State with the Son's hand reworked to appear outside the woman's dress.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.I.5-317
Primary reference Number: 194528
BN Inventaire (17thC): 35
Blum: 1185 II/II

Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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