Rembrandt

The Departure of the Prodigal Son



Rembrandt - The Departure of the Prodigal Son



Rembrandt
The Departure of the Prodigal Son
c. 1649-50
150 x 233 mm
Pen and bistre; filled in with washes by another hand
Groninger Museum, Groningen
C. Hofstede de Groot Bequest


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Benesch 651

Collection catalogues
J. Bolten, Dutch drawings from the collection of Dr. Hofstede de Groot, Utrecht, 1967, nr. 63 info


Provenance

Collection Sir Henry Hawley
sale Christie's, London, 16 July 1891, nr. 206? (Lugt 50151)
fourth sale Sedelmeyer, Paris, 12 June 1907, nr. 280
with A. Löbl, Paris
collection Hofstede de Groot
bequest to Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande
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Iconclass

73C8642 Leave-taking and departure of the prodigal son

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