The Return of the Prodigal Son
Artist
Govaert Flinck
Dutch, 1615–1660
Datecirca 1640–1642
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions52 11/16 x 67 3/8 in. (133.8 x 171.1 cm)
Frame: 64 1/8 x 78 3/4 in. (162.9 x 200 cm)
Frame: 64 1/8 x 78 3/4 in. (162.9 x 200 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.41
On View
Not on viewProvenanceCreated Amsterdam, ca. 1640–1642. Possibly Justina van Baerle (1639–1685) [1][2], Amsterdam. Sir Francis Cook (1817–1901), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey, England; by descent to his son Sir Frederick Cook (1844–1920), Doughty House, ca. 1901–1920; by descent to his son, Sir Herbert Frederick Cook (1836–1939), Doughty House, 1920–1939; probably by descent to his son, Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978), Doughty House and Cothay Manor, Somerset England. [Newhouse Galleries, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1952.
[1] Wife of David Becker (1618–1689)
[2] Inventory of April 28, 1685, according to J.O. Kronig, A Catalogue of the Paintings at Doughty House Richmond and Elsewhere in the Collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Vol. 2: The Dutch and Flemish Schools (1914, p. 37)
[1] Wife of David Becker (1618–1689)
[2] Inventory of April 28, 1685, according to J.O. Kronig, A Catalogue of the Paintings at Doughty House Richmond and Elsewhere in the Collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Vol. 2: The Dutch and Flemish Schools (1914, p. 37)
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