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The Return of the Prodigal Son

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Return of the Prodigal Son
1636
Etching on paper.
156 x 136 mm
RvR 143
NHD 159, I
Provenance: 
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Inscription: 

Signed and dated lower center, "Rembrandt f 1636".

Notes: 

Watermark: None.
Luke 15:20-22.
Only one state.

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Artist page: 
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
School: 
Dutch
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Print
Department: 
Drawings and Prints