The Departure of the Prodigal Son (Le départ de l'enfant prodigue)

1819

Medium	color engraving on paper
Dimensions	Border: 12 3/16 x 17 3/8 in. (31 x 44.1 cm) image: 11 15/16 x 17 1/16 in. (30.3 x 43.4 cm) sheet: 16 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (41 x 52 cm)
Object Number	1955.2343
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	Off View

Image Caption

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, The Departure of the Prodigal Son (Le départ de l'enfant prodigue), 1819, color engraving on paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.2343

Select Bibliography

Yale University Art Gallery. Prodigal Son Narratives 1480-1980. April 4-July 16, 1995; Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Aug. 30-Oct. 20, 1995; Clark Art Institute March 2-April 14, 1996. Exh. cat. by Ellen G. D'Oench.. 1995..