Art, literature & historyThe Prodigal Son
c. 1868
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 11.3 × 18 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.); Plate: 15 × 21 cm (5 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 33.4 × 45.3 cm (13 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.3689
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Prodigal Son — Charles Émile Jacque. c. 1868.
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 11.3 × 18 cm (4 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.); Plate: 15 × 21 cm (5 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 33.4 × 45.3 cm (13 3/16 × 17 7/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.