Antique Master Print-PRODIGAL SON-RETURN-FATHER-Punt-van Nijmegen-1743

The lost son returns home. He is met by his father, who welcomes him warmly. He takes his son in the arms while he begs him for forgiveness. Other family members are waiting in the background.

Made by Jan Punt after Dionys van Nijmegen.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 16.5 x 21.6 cm (6.5 x 8.5 inch). Image size: 15.5 x 20.1 cm. (6.1 x 7.91 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Small tear in top paper edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PRODIGAL SON-RETURN-FATHER | PCO-C43-39

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Print in a book titled “Po?tische uitbreiding en bespiegeling over de Euangelische Gelykenis van Den Verloren zoon. WAARBIJ: Stichtelyke Gedichten” authored by Frans de Haes (1708-1761), Poet and Linguist in Rotterdam.

Biography engraver: Jan Punt (1711-1779), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography artist: Dionys van Nijmegen (1705-1798), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.