The Return of the Prodigal Son

Transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper

Transparent and opaque watercolor and black chalk on parchment

Red chalk [moistened?] on cream antique laid paper

Brown wash, brown ink ink and later gray wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down onto Asian paper

Black and white chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue paper, faded to light brown

Black and white chalk, with a framing line in black chalk, on blue antique laid paper with a strip added at the lower edge, laid down on antique laid paper

Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink

Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; with later additions of gray wash and black chalk, and some scratchwork at the contour of wing at the upper left and the right column base at lower left

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Brown ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, laid down on card and attached to mount

Brown ink over black chalk, squared in black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper

Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper