The Return of the Prodigal Son
DrawingsDutch17th century

The Return of the Prodigal Son

17th century

Artists

Justus de GelderArtist
Nicolaes MaesPrevious attribution
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash with (later?) gray wash on off-white antique laid paper
Culture
Dutch
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.7 x 19.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.) mount: 24.3 x 23.5 cm (9 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Heinrich Wilhelm Campe, Leipzig (L. 1391, with his mark). [C. G. Boerner (Leipzig), 9 May 1930, lot 244 (as Rembrandt school)], sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London], sold; to Carl Robert Rudolf, London (L. 2811b, with his mark), 1934. Private collector, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1981.

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