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The Prodigal Son in Misery by Amos Doolittle — VisualArtsDB

The Prodigal Son in Misery

The Prodigal Son in Misery

1774–1832

Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image: 32 × 24.9 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35.5 × 25.4 cm (14 × 10 in.)
Genre: wood engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wood engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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