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Print, The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father

This is a Print. It is dated 1814 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is hand-colored etching on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Museum of Graphic Art. It is credited Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York.

Its dimensions are

Image: 32.4 × 24.6 cm (12 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower right: A.Doolittle s.c.

Cite this object as

Print, The Prodigal Son Returned to His Father; USA; hand-colored etching on wove paper; Image: 32.4 × 24.6 cm (12 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.); Gift of the Museum of Graphic Art, New York; 1973-39-340

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