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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G274
People
Sebald Beham, German (Nuremberg 1500 - 1550 Frankfurt am Main)
Title
Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Parable of the Prodigal Son (series of 4)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1540
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/276750

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
5 × 9.2 cm (1 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, top: DISSIPAVIT SVBSTANCIAM SVAM VIVENDO LVXVRIOSE./ LVCE. XV.
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: 'L' or 'F'

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv/v
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 32, Pauli 34

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G274
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Emily J. Peters, ed., The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650, exh. cat., Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence, RI, 2009), cat. no. 26b [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]

Verification Level

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