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Return of the prodigal son: P.1942-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Return of the prodigal son
Filius Prodigus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas
Printmaker: Cunego, Domenico (After)
Painter: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 245 mm Width 315 mm
Sheet Height 262 mm Width 328 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: FILIUS PRODIGUS.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Guercino da Cento pinxit
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1942-1991
Primary reference Number: 94561
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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