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Museum number: 1895,0915.418
Description: The return of the prodigal son; dressed in rags, his father embracing him on doorstep, with servants bringing new clothes; first state before reworking by Basan workshop. 1636 Etching
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Production date: 1636
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Dimensions: Height: 157 millimetres; Width: 136 millimetres
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Curator's comments: For other impressions and a counterproof, see F,4.143-144 and 1910,0212.362. For a later state re-worked by Basan see 1941,0327.11.34. This print was issued as a black and white facsimile by the British Museum in 'Reproductions of Prints in the British Museum', Third Series Part VI (Specimens of Etching by Rembrandt, Livens, and Bol), Published by the Trustees, in 1912 where it was number III and described there as 'Rembrandt.The Return of the Prodigal Son (1636)'; see 1912,0725.1.3 (Shelfmark 245*.b.35). The copper-plate is in the collection of the Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam.
Bibliographic references: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (159.I) (Rembrandt); Hind 1923 / A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings; chronologically arranged and completely illustrated (147); White & Boon 1969 / Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue (91)
Location: Not on display
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Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: John Malcolm of Poltalloch; Previous owner/ex-collection: Fitzwilliam Museum (L.2475, with number "AD 12.38-31")
Acquisition date: 1895
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1895,0915.418
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