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The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony by E.B. and E.C. Kellogg

Needham, D.

This colored print is an interior scene depicting three men around a table in a well-appointed study. They are dressed in tightly tailored blue or brown frock coats with white shirts, ties and britches. One is standing and receiving money from his father. The other son is seated on a red chair and looks on disapprovingly.

Date

ca 1847

Type

lithograph

Medium

ink (overall material)

Department

NMAH

Institution

National Museum of American History

Object number

nmah_325220

Credit

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection