Filus Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Imitations of Modern Drawings
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Rowlandson|Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Artist bio: British, London 1757–1827 London|British, London 1757–1827 London|Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna
Artist role: Etcher|Publisher|Artist
Artist nationality: British|British|Italian
Date: 1783–95
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Plate: 9 3/4 × 12 5/16 in. (24.8 × 31.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 1/4 in. (27 × 33.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Men|Fathers|Dogs