Art, literature & historyDeparture of the Prodigal Son, Third Plate
1912–13
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint on light blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 18.5 × 26.3 cm (7 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 43.3 cm (11 5/8 × 17 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1947.723
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Departure of the Prodigal Son, Third Plate — Jean-Louis Forain. 1912–13.
Medium: Etching and drypoint on light blue laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 18.5 × 26.3 cm (7 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 43.3 cm (11 5/8 × 17 1/16 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.