The Prodigal Son Feeding the Swine

1616

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.7 × 23.6 cm) Plate: 5 3/16 × 7 3/4 in. (13.2 × 19.7 cm)
Collection no.: 49.50.407(3)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Prodigal Son Feeding the Swine — Jan van de Velde II. 1616.

Medium: Etching and engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.7 × 23.6 cm) Plate: 5 3/16 × 7 3/4 in. (13.2 × 19.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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