The Prodigal Son (Rubens)
[1] The work was examined during the 2007 Rubens research project[2][3][4][5][6] It shows the point in the parable of the prodigal son where the protagonist is forced to live as a swine-herd (Luke, 15: 15–16).Preparatory drawings for it survive in the Chatsworth collection and the Ashmolean Museum, whilst the final work was engraved by Schelte Adamsz.It is known to have been owned by a Mrs Spangen in Antwerp in 1771, who probably bought it via the Antwerp-based art dealer Diego Duarte.It was later recorded as being owned by Edward Ravenell and the Antwerp resident Pieter van Aertselaer.In 1823-1824 it was offered for sale by John Smith and at some time after that in the 1820s and/or 1830s it was owned by the English portraitist Thomas Lawrence.
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