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The swineherd

The swineherd
(L'Enfant Prodigue garde des pourceaux)
published 1635
from L'Enfant Prodigue (The Story of the Prodigal Son), published by Israel Henriet, 1635

Medium
etching

Measurements
6.2 × 8.2 cm (plate) 6.5 × 8.5 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1950

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Lieure 1409 ii/iii

Edition
2nd of 3 states

Inscription
printed in ink below image l.l.-l.r.: Celuy qui dédaigoit les plus friands morceaux / Se va nourrir de glans destinez aux porceaux : / Cum privilege Reg. Israel excū

Accession Number
2223.6-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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