Art, literature & historyThe Prisoner and the Child
1909
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 39.9 × 30.1 cm (15 3/4 × 11 7/8 in.); Sheet: 64.7 × 50.7 cm (25 1/2 × 20 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1947.5
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Prisoner and the Child — Jean-Louis Forain. 1909.
Medium: Etching on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 39.9 × 30.1 cm (15 3/4 × 11 7/8 in.); Sheet: 64.7 × 50.7 cm (25 1/2 × 20 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.