The Prodigal Son in Misery.

After a work byAfter a work by Amos Doolittle American, 1754 - 1832

PrinterProbably printed by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 15/16 x 10in. (32.9 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionA young man wearing a coat, shirt, breeches, hose, slippers, and a hat is seated on a bank in what appears to be a pig sty. His clothes are torn and ragged. Two pigs eat from a wooden trough at the right. Another pig stands in the foreground near a whip. The head of a fourth pig is visible behind the wooden shelter in the right background. A board fence and a large tree are in the left background. A house, possibly with a thatched roof, trees, and hills are in the distance.

Object number2007.11.8

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE PRODIGAL SON IN MISERY. / He would fain have filled his Belly with the Husks that the Swine did eat."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesConstituent Note: The print is unsigned but appears to be in the style of D.W. Kellogg & Co. (Finlay 5/11/2007)

Description Note: The print is similar in composition to 1975.11.3 and 1996.177.82, but there are minor differences, the most notable being that the end of the whip is not visible. (Finlay 5/22/2007)

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