The Return of the Prodigal Son

Black chalk, gray wash, and later brown wash, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown and black ink and black chalk

Watercolor on cream antique laid paper, the figure trimmed at all edges and mounted on antique laid paper

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

Prussian blue (blue-green) ink and blue-green wash on light tan antique laid paper

Black and white chalk and black wash on blue antique laid paper, with a framing line in black ink over black chalk

Brown ink and brown and pale brown-gray wash, and touches of white opaque watercolor over traces of black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Black chalk on vellum

Black and white chalk, squared in graphite, on faded blue antique laid paper; verso: black and white chalk counterproof with touches of ochre, with squaring transferred from recto

Brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor over black chalk and graphite on blue antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor over graphite

Black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and black chalk

Brown ink and gray wash over black chalk, with later additions of dark gray wash and white and yellow opaque watercolor, on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink and gray wash over black chalk

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper